Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)
Released · Feb 01, 2016
4.5-inch · 800x480px
5.0-inch · 960x540px
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
1.5GB · 16GB
2050 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 inches
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
5.6 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches
142.2 x 71.1 x 10.2 mm
Weight
4.62 oz / 131.0 g 5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White Black

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 62.69% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 66.22% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED LCD
Resolution
800x480px, 207 PPI 960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 (28 nm) Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 Adreno 308
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB 1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (5.0 Lollipop) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2050 mAh 2600 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
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
720p (30 fps)
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 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
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 2, 4, 5, 7, 66, 71
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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