Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime
samsung galaxy j2 prime
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016)
samsung galaxy j2 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2016 July 2016
Status Available - November 2016 Available - July 2016
Price Rs. 8,490 ($140.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,750 ($143.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold Black, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
142.4 x 71.1 x 8.0 mm
(5.61 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Micro-SIM), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Smart Glow Notifications
- Turbo Speed Technology (TST)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A [Similar]
GPU Mali-T720MP2 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.19% 67.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (3G)