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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J2
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
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The J2 Core treads a fine line against the competition, but is it able to balance it?Read more
The Boost Mobile exclusive Samsung Galaxy J2 is an affordable phone for Samsung enthusiasts, but not much else.Read more
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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 %
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
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 4.2Android 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.0 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB4 GB1 GB
CPU model
N/A
Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T720 GPU

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.7 in4.7 in
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi386.0 ppi234.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD

Dimensions

Height5.39 in6.18 in5.37 in
Width2.69 in3.06 in2.72 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.41 oz6.0 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Nano-SIMMicro-SIM
NFC
N/A
yesno
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh3500.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time270.0 h437.0 h
N/A
Talk time12.0 h25.0 h12.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yes