Samsung Galaxy J6 Plus

In the imaging department, the dual camera at the back of the Samsung Galaxy J6+ consists of a primary 13MP sensor with f/1.9 aperture and a secondary 5MP depth sensor with f/2.2 aperture. At the front, you get an 8MP camera sensor with f/1.9 aperture to click selfies.In the default camera app, you get the option to click pictures in beauty mode, Panorama mode, continuous shot, and with stickers. There is also the Live Focus mode, which essentially allows you to take photos with the bokeh mode and adjust the background blur even after clicking the picture. With the Pro mode, as you might expect, you will get the option to adjust the ISO levels and white balance.   While its good to see the Chaebol bringing dual cameras to the mid-tier segment, that doesn't translate into the quality. Images captured in daylight are about average in terms of sharpness levels, and the phone struggles in low-light conditions too. In ample lighting conditions, colour reproduction seems to be accurate, but zoom into them and you'll find them to be quite grainy. The same remains to be the case in dim settings as well. In the video mode, you get the option to shoot videos in up to 1080p resolution, however the quality is nothing to write home about. With the secondary depth sensor, the  Galaxy J6+ manages to offer a good depth-of-field effect, provided the conditions are apt. Although, it's a hit-and-miss affair with the shooter unable to separate the edges of the subject from the background. 

The Galaxy J6+ runs the Android 8.1 Oreo-based Experience UI 9.5 out of the box. This means you also get some of the company's proprietary features preloaded into the handset. The phone comes preinstalled with Samsung Mall, Samsung Pay mini, and Samsung Max. For those who are unaware, Samsung Mall is an app that helps users discover items across e-commerce platforms, while Pay mini is the stripped-down version of the company's payments app. There is the Bixby digital assistant on the phone as well, minus the dedicated button (thank you, Samsung). You can access the assistant by swiping right on the home screen. However, I never felt the need to summon the digital assistant in my daily usage.There is an Emotify feature for chats that allows users to create their own digital avatar. We found this feature to be amusing, but the novelty factor dries up fast. Notably, the Galaxy J6+ also lets you directly install the applications to your microSD card, which is quite useful. With Finger Sensor Gestures, you can use the fingerprint reader to bring down the notification shade by swiping down. 

The Samsung Galaxy J6+ sips juice from a 3,300mAh battery. Even though this capacity doesn't appear massive on paper, the phone's real-life performance in this department is quite impressive. The handset owes this performance partly to the HD+ panel and a power-efficient chipset.In our daily use, the phone managed to easily last a full day with ease. For light users, the handset might manage to last more than a day as well. For reference, the smartphone was able to playback an HD video on loop for a little more than 13 hours and 30 minutes, which is quite impressive.