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Samsung Galaxy J2

Samsung Galaxy J2
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  • Released 2015, September
    129g, 8.4mm thickness
    Android 5.1.1
    8GB storage, microSDXC
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  • 4.7"
    540x960 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 1GB RAM
    Exynos 3475 Quad
  • 2000mAh
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Versions: J200F (UAE, Turkey); J200Y (New Zealand, Taiwan); J200G (India, Indonesia); J200H with no LTE (South Africa, Kazakhstan); J200GU (Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand)
Also known as Samsung Galaxy J2 Duos with dual-SIM card slots

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J200G, J200GU, J200F, J200Y
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - J200H
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - J200F
  1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - J200G
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - J200GU
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - J200Y
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2015, September 11. Released 2015, September
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm (5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type Super AMOLED
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~64.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~234 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T720
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera Single 5 MP, f/2.2, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP, f/2.2
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery Type Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable
Talk time Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play Up to 41 h
Misc Colors White, Black, Gold
Models SM-J200F, SM-J200G, SM-J200H, SM-J200GU, SM-J200M, SM-J200Y
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.57 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
Price About 150 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark X: 1683
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 67h

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  • gPt
  • 05 Jul 2025

I feel like this phone is just a slightly more buffed core prime

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  • Tiu
  • 14 Jun 2025

I installed LineageOS 17 on this phone with Android Go apps it works smoother but slow sometimes, camera wont work and hotspot wont work, even this phone released September 2015 this phone still usable with LineageOS 17

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  • xjH
  • 23 Apr 2025

It's 4G set.

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