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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
5
4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
5
4.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
40 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Windows Mobile 6.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz0.53 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreSingle-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB288 MB1 GB
CPU model
N/A
N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 GPU

Display

Screen size4.7 in3.2 in4.7 in
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px480 x 800 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi
N/A
234.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
65K16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
15.0 fps30.0 fps
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage4 GB512 MB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB16GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD

Dimensions

Height5.39 in4.25 in5.37 in
Width2.69 in2.09 in2.72 in
Depth0.3 in0.54 in0.33 in
Weight4.41 oz4.14 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyes
N/A
yes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.02.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Mini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
nono
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSA-GPSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
noyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh1100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time270.0 h500.0 h
N/A
Talk time12.0 h5.0 h12.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A