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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4 stars
48 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 GPUQualcomm Adreno 420ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory1 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.6 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 540 px2560 x 1600 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density234.0 ppi539.0 ppi534.0 ppi
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
1.7 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistant
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.37 in5.96 in5.94 in
Width2.72 in3.24 in2.85 in
Depth0.33 in0.33 in0.3 in
Weight4.55 oz6.14 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnoyes
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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 UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
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
MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3600.0 mAh
Talk time12.0 h18.0 h33.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
336.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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