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Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2024 Specs Review – Budget Phone Under $90

Samsung has decided to launch the refresh version of the Galaxy J2 Core. The smartphone is the 2020 version of the budget device and it packs a combo camera set-up. Below are the phone full specifications, price, and availability.

Design And Display

In terms of body design, the phone is just a budget device with an old design. It’s not that shaky either as it has a smooth panel with curved edges. The panel houses the single camera with an LED flash and also the speaker grille. It features body dimensions of 143.4 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm and weight 154 grams.

On the front, it has thick and visible bezel both on the top and bottom of the screen. The screen has a standard display size of 5.0 inches with a PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen. It comes with a screen resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio, and 220 PPI density. The Galaxy J2 Core reaches a 66.7% screen-to-body ratio.

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2020
Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2020

Camera Features

On the camera department, the phone has a combo camera set-up. It comes with a single rear camera of 8 MP that has f/2.2, AF, and another front camera of 5 MP with f/2.2 aperture. The main camera features LED flash, HDR, panorama and it can record 1080p@30fps video resolution.

Hardware And Software

The Samsung Galaxy J2 Core has Samsung Exynos 7570 Quad chipset that is built with 14nm processor technology. It comes with a Quad-core processor running at a speed of 1.4 GHz. There is Mali-T720 for graphics and it runs on the Android 8.1 Oreo operating system based on Go Edition.

Storage Capacity And Sensors

The internal storage on the device is 16GB with 1GB RAM and you can also expand the memory using a micro SD card up to 128GB. It lacks a fingerprint scanner but comes with Accelerometer and proximity sensors.

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2020
Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2020

Battery Power And Network Connectivity

The Samsung Galaxy J2 Core has a removable battery capacity of 2000 mAh without fast charging technology. The battery will surely last a full day when fully charged considering the screen size. There are 4G LTE Network support and the device also has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, FM radio, and micro USB 2.0, USB On-The-Go.

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020) Full Specifications

Model Name Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020)
Announced 2020, April 27
Market Availability Available

Network

Network Type GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900)
5G Network Yes
Network Speed HSPA, LTE-A / 5G
Network GPRS Yes
Network EDGE Yes
SIM Type Micro-SIM

Body

Body Build Glass front/plastic body
Body Dimensions 143.4 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
Body Weight 154 grams
Protection n/a
Body Colors Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Display Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size 5.0 inches
Display Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio
Display Multitouch Yes
Display Pixel Density 220 ppi density
Display Screen Protection Yes Corning Gorilla

Camera

Primary Camera 8 MP, f/2.2, AF
Secondary Camera 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
Camera Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Camera Flash Yes

Platform

Operating System Android
OS Version 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
User Interface Yes

Hardware

Chipset Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor (GPU) Mali-T720
System Internal Memory 1 RAM
Internal Storage 16 GB
Storage Card Slot Yes, up to 128GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot Yes
Bluetooth Yes, 4.2, A2DP
USB Type Type – C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC –

Battery

Battery Type Li-Po Battery
Battery Capacity 2600 mAh battery
Battery Placement Removable
Fast Charging No
Wireless Charging No
Battery Standby –
Battery Talk Time –
Battery Music Play Time –

Media

Audio Playback Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Video Playback Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Video Out n/a
FM Radio n/a
Alert Types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Ring Tones MP3, WAV
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

Other Features

Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email
Browser HTML5
Java n/a
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Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020) Price And Availability

The Samsung Galaxy J2 Core will sell at a price of about $86 and the device will be available in Black, Gold, and Blue colors.

Where To Buy Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2020


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