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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J2
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4.5 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
7 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
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4.1 out of 5
14 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
64 %
3 stars
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
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4.1 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
N/A
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
N/A
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 GPUARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
RAM memory1 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 540 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density234.0 ppi534.0 ppi490.0 ppi
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.7 f
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage128GB200GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.37 in5.94 in6.39 in
Width2.72 in2.85 in3.23 in
Depth0.33 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight4.55 oz5.54 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.2
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCnoyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
Video output
N/A
No
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

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