Samsung Galaxy J6 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J6 Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016)
Released · May 22, 2018
Released · Jul 01, 2016
5.6-inch · 1480x720px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
1.5GB · 8GB
3000 mAh
2600 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 21, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches
149.3 x 70.2 x 8.2 mm
5.61 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm
Weight
5.43 oz / 154.0 g 4.87 oz / 138.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Purple, Blue Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 76.02% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 68.01% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI 1280x720px, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Spreadtrum SC9830
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1 Mali-400 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 1.5GB/8GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 2600 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 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, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 66 1, 3, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 17, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMJ600FN
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg

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