Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017)
Released · Jul 01, 2016
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
4.7-inch · 960x540px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 8GB
1GB · 8GB
2600 mAh
2000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm
5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 inches
136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 4.59 oz / 130.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Black, Gold

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.01% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 64.62% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 960x540px, 234 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9830 Samsung Exynos
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Quad-core
1300 MHz
GPU
Mali-400 MP2 Yes
Memory
1.5GB/8GB 1GB/8GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh 2000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.1
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, Glonass
Other
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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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