Samsung Galaxy J2 Core vs LG Arena 2 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Core LG Arena 2
Released · Aug 24, 2018
Released · September 2019
5.0-inch · 960x540px
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
2GB · 32GB
2600 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
143.4 x 72.1 x 8.99 mm
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches
146.8 x 71.4 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.43 oz (154.0 g) 5.18 oz (147.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
960x540px, 16:9 ratio, 220 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Technology
TFT
Screen-to-body
66.57 % 73.15 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 (14 nm) Qualcomm 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1 Adreno 308
RAM
1GB (LPDDR3) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
8GB, available to use: 4.9 GB 32GB, available to use: 16.9 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 32 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion

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
8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (15 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 08, 2019
FCC ID value: ZNFX320APM
Measured SAR
Head: 0.92 W/kg
Body: 0.97 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 120
In The Box
Data Cable, Travel Adaptor, User Manual

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 24, 2018
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