Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)
2600 mAh
2050 mAh
5.0-inch · 960x540px
4.5-inch · 800x480px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB
1GB · 8GB
Released · Feb 01, 2016

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2016

Design

Dimensions
5.6 x 2.8 x 0.4 inches
142.2 x 71.1 x 10.2 mm
5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 inches
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.40 oz / 153.0 g 4.62 oz / 131.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black, Gold, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 66.22% screen-to-body 4.5-inch, 62.69% screen-to-body
Type
LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI 800x480px, 207 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
GPU
Adreno 308 Mali-T720
Memory
1.5GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (5.0 Lollipop)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion 2050 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
720p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
5 MP 2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 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, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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
2, 4, 5, 7, 66, 71 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands
1, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
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