Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J6 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Samsung Galaxy J6
Released · Jul 01, 2016
Released · May 22, 2018
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.6-inch · 1480x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 8GB
3GB · 32GB
2600 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 21, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm
5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches
149.3 x 70.2 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 5.43 oz / 154.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.01% screen-to-body 5.6-inch, 76.02% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9830 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-400 MP2 Mali-T830 MP1
Memory
1.5GB/8GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh 3000 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 8 MP (Flash)

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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 17, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ600FN
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg

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