Nokia 2 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Core Specs Comparison

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Nokia 2 Samsung Galaxy J2 Core
Released · Nov 15, 2017
Released · Aug 24, 2018
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 960x540px
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
1GB · 8GB
4100 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 31, 2017 Aug 24, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.81 x 0.37 inches
143.5 x 71.3 x 9.3 mm
5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
143.4 x 72.1 x 8.99 mm
Weight
5.43 oz / 154.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IP52
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Brown, White Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 67.28% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 66.57% screen-to-body
Type
LCD TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 212 8909 v2 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 304 Mali-T720 MP1
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB 1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh 2600 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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