Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017)	Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
2000 mAh	5000 mAh
4.7-inch	6.8-inch
Single camera	Quad camera
1GB · 8GB	8GB · 256GB
	Released · Feb 17, 2023
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2017	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$1200 \| €1300

Design

Dimensions
5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 inches 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm	6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 163.3 x 78 x 8.9 mm (~10.68 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.59 oz (130.0 g)	8.25 oz (234.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 64.62% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.87% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
960x540px, 234 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Yes	Adreno 740
Memory
1GB/8GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
2000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 17min

Browsing

18h 57min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 59min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.9 Focal Length: 230 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
2 MP	12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

147

Overall

150

Photo

144

Video

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,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n7, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
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	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 08, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS918U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM


Memory	12GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450 \| €1589

With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage


Memory	12GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1649 \| €1749

International


5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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