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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 GPUQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density234.0 ppi294.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f1.9 f1.7 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.37 in5.6 in5.65 in5.61 in
Width2.72 in2.81 in2.78 in2.74 in
Depth0.33 in0.31 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight4.55 oz4.87 oz4.87 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
800 MHz
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time12.0 h25.0 h17.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Standby time
N/A
250.0 h
N/A
288.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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