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

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Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)
Released · Jul 01, 2016
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.0-inch · 960x540px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 8GB
1.5GB · 16GB
2600 mAh
2600 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm
5.6 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches
142.2 x 71.1 x 10.2 mm
Weight
4.87 oz (138.0 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
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch 5.0-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED LCD
Screen-to-body
68.01 % 66.22 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9830 Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-400 MP2 Adreno 308
RAM
1.5GB 1.5GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
8GB, available to use: 4 GB 16GB, available to use: 9.8 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android Android (8.1 Oreo), Samsung Experience UI

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Type
Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 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
1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer
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
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

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