Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) vs Apple iPhone 16e Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2017	Feb 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$600 | €699

Design

Dimensions
5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 inches 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (~8.3 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.59 oz (130.0 g)	5.89 oz (167.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	White, Black

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 64.62% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits
Resolution
960x540px, 234 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz	Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz
GPU
Yes	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
1GB/8GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
2000 mAh	4005 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

17h 27min

Video

6h 59min

Gaming

7h 45min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)	48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Cinematic mode
Front
2 MP	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

118

Overall

128

Photo

107

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 19, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8725A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699 | €829

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899 | €1079

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) Specs	Apple iPhone 16e Specs
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