Samsung Galaxy J2 Core vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Core	Apple iPhone XR
Released · Aug 24, 2018	Released · Oct 26, 2018
5.0-inch · 960x540px	6.1-inch · 1792x828px
Single camera	Single camera
1GB · 8GB	3GB · 64GB
2600 mAh	2942 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 143.4 x 72.1 x 8.99 mm	5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.43 oz (154.0 g)	6.84 oz (194.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue	Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.0-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI	1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.57 %	79.24 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
1GB (LPDDR3)	3GB
Internal storage
8GB, available to use: 4.9 GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	2942 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

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	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 749
In The Box
Data Cable, Travel Adaptor, User Manual	EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2018	Sep 12, 2018

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

with 128 GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 799

Links

Full specifications
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