Samsung Galaxy J2

The Samsung Galaxy J2 is a 136 x 69 x 8.3 mm smartphone with a 4.7 inch screen and a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. It is the successor of the Samsung Galaxy J1. This article offers an overview of the features, design and capabilities of the device as well as a brief Samsung Galaxy J2 review.

Samsung Galaxy J2

Display

The Samsung Galaxy J2 comes with a TFT display that houses a 4.7 inch screen with a resolution of 960×540 pixels. The pixel density is 234 ppi, and this means that, in principle, users should have a pixel free images, however there will be limited image quality when viewing videos. In short, the screen is suitable for normal everyday use but not for high definition videos and games.

Design

On the design side, the Samsung Galaxy J2 remains largely the same as that of the Samsung Galaxy J1. This means that it has a plastic housing accompanied by chrome side frames, with  total size of 136 x 69 x 8.3 mm.

Samsung Galaxy J2

If we examine the design of the front of the Galaxy J2, the highlight is the Home button -accompanied by the two touch buttons (corresponding to the options menu and Back button – which come housed below the display, while the rear houses the main camera which is capable of LED flash (on the left) and a speaker (on the right).

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy J2 is not one of those Samsung phones that seek to highlight the camera (See: Samsung Galaxy A8, Samsung galaxy S6), and it is more than understandable that the J2 incorporates a five megapixels rear camera (accompanied by LED flash, of course).

This camera offers the auto-focus feature (i.e, the camera itself is responsible for automatically focusing the image without the user clicking r tapping the screen), and the maximum resolution that we can expect in photographs is 2592 х 1944 pixels (you can also record video). Additional features provided by this camera are the  geo-tagging , the pinch to zoom and face detection .

As far as concerns the front camera, it is two megapixels. Suitable enough for making personal video calls and taking the occasional selfie.

Video: Samsung Galaxy J2 Camera

Here is short Samsung Galaxy J2 Camera review to help you understand the features and quality of the camera.

Processor

The processor that powers the performance of the Samsung Galaxy J2 is four cores, and is a processor developed by the Korean company itself, since we are speaking of an Exynos 3475. This processor consists of Cortex-A7 cores, and the maximum clock speed it is able to reach is set at 1.3 GHz. At the same time, this processor supports a Mali-T720 graphic processor.

Memory

The RAM,which is responsible for maintaining active tasks in the background, is 1 gigabyte. While the internal storage of the Samsung Galaxy J2 is set to 8 gigabytes, which results in a rather limited space to store multimedia files (especially if we consider that almost half of this space is occupied by factory apps and the OS), the good news is that this phone lets you insert a microSD card of up to 128 gigabytes! Using this external expansion, it is difficult to run out of space considering the user base that the Galaxy J2 is aimed at.

Operating System & Apps

The Samsung Galaxy J2 uses Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which right now is one of the latest versions of Android. This means that users who purchase this phone will see standard Google applications (Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps, etc.), as well as certain Samsung applications, and of course, the TouchWiz interface.

Battery

With respect to the battery, the limited size of Samsung Galaxy J2 did not prevent Samsung from installing a battery with 2,000 mAh capacity.  Not much information on the battery is available at the time of writing. However, you can read our how to Fix: Samsung Galaxy J2 battery drain/overheating tutorial if you’re having trouble with the battery.

Connectivity

With regard to connectivity, the Galaxy J2 does not leave out any of the major wireless connectivity options ( Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS and even FM Radio with RDS ) and it incorporates a Dual-SIM slot which allows two SIM cards simultaneously. If you’re having trouble with the Wi-Fi connectivity then you ought to read: Fix: Samsung Galaxy J2 Won’t Connect to Wi-Fi.

Release Date

The Samsung Galaxy J2 was released in September 2015.

Price

The Samsung Galaxy J2 price is set at $200, that price in India is around Rs. 8490.

Review

The Samsung Galaxy J2 is an affordable device with minimal design and features. The device is perfect for those who are just getting into the world of android and are on a budget.

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Specs

Samsung Galaxy J2 specifications review:

NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
LAUNCH Announced 2015, September
Status Available. Released 2015, September
BODY Dimensions 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm (5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 in)
Weight
SIM Optional Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches (~64.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (~234 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 3475
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T720
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
Video 720p@30fps
Secondary 2 MP
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML
Java No
– MP4/H.264 player
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
BATTERY Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by
Talk time
MISC Colors White, Black, Gold

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