Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2013 September 2015 July 2016
Status Available - Q4 2013 Available - September 2015 Available - July 2016
Price - Rs. 7,590 ($111.62) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,750 ($143.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink White, Black Black, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm
(5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 in)
142.4 x 71.1 x 8.0 mm
(5.61 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 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 SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Smart Glow Notifications
- Turbo Speed Technology (TST)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 3475 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU - Mali-T720 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.25 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.61% 64.85% 67.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 720p 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h - Up to 14 h (3G)