Samsung Galaxy J2 Core

  • Released 2018, August
    154g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 8.1 Oreo
    8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.0"
    540x960 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    Exynos 7570 Quad
  • 2600mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - J260Y/DS, J260G/DS
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J260M/DS
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - J260Y/DS
  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700) - J260M/DS
  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J260G/DS
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2018, August
Status Available. Released 2018, August
Body Dimensions 143.4 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm (5.65 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
Weight 154 g (5.43 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Platform OS Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
Chipset Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, f/2.2, AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 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 4.2, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black, Gold, Lavender
Models SM-J260M, SM-J260Y, SM-J260G, SM-J260F, SM-J260T1
SAR 0.61 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.39 W/kg (body)    
Price $ 79.98 / £ 99.99 / € 108.45 / ₹ 6,190

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core - User Reviews

  • Wgich is better a2 core or j2 core

  • So far, the J2 Core has been a good phone for me. I can run COD Mobile smoothly on it (a large game) , and I haven't experienced any issues with it, software wise.

  • I have a portable J2 core ms-260f that I bought in Qatar when arriving in the USA I put a mobile ultra sim card but does not work a message appears 'sim card not registered on the network' and when I put it on my friend phone works well.

  • no . all j2 core can't make viedio calls

  • I used this phone for a week and I want to share my opinions. yes there is better choices for this price but I just want to share my experiences. First of all I do not like samsung phones but This phone is really good. its camera is not bad, I mean do not except a pixel camera from this phone. Performance is fine, You can play pubg lite asphalt 8 or some games which released before 2017. The battery is incredible I can't believe that a 2600mah battery can give you 10 hours screen on time. I played games, Downloaded long videos, watched movies and tv series for hours, watched youtube for hours. It used only 6% charge with 40% brightness while two hours movie finished. its sound is fine as well. I couldn't believe that 10 hours screen on time with 2600mah battery. I had seen j2 prime and A5 with 2600mah but they were sucks. I think android 8.1 go edition and good optimization. but there are just a few bad sings too. There is some really unnecessary apps which you can't remove them. Facebook, Samsung max and Many facebook services. I hate facebook! why do you not want us to delete facebook and its services? and there are two browsers which I can not delete none of them. Chrome and Samsung internet lite. but the battery and ui is really good.

  • I use J2 core as my 2nd cellphone for daily uses, call..messaging..it's handy & practically because of 5inc of the display, I didn't hope this phone too much in the function, because the more/interrmediate function I'll go with my Galaxy note 9

  • how can I open my phone Samsung j2 core with google communication cos it say that thes a prole with google communication

  • How can i put the memory here in samsung j2 core?

  • I use it as my daily runner. Its good for instagram and youtube and so on. I even play pubg lite on it. Its a good option if you don't expect to much.

  • I need help how can i prevent someone from using my wifi direct i want to lock my wifi.How can i do that.

  • i prefer J2 Core in this case,the CPU is slightly better and 14nm,and it probably peforms better because of the lower resolution it has. and the battery is removable.

  • You need to make a call first in not less than 10mins before bringing to the philippines, but there's a lot of shop in the philippines who can open line samsung.

  • It does not take picturec of the back properly it gives me faint

  • Okay buddy should I say apps won't install to SD Card.

  • Wtf this phone!!! I bought sa smart sim card for this but why its just has an h+ even I am in the near of a tower??

  • Thats easy Stupid! Every Galaxy J2 Core has an Google Files App standard in this Smartphone of ours.. Yes? There you can find what you are looking for to DO.

  • I can't move app data to SD card please help.

  • You won’t get pie because this phone simply isn’t powerful enough

  • The camera has low quality. Old samsung phone is better than this one. #disappointed

  • my new j2 core needs sim blocked and puk code i bought it on saudi arabia now i am in philippines i cannot use it

  • Hello Sir When We get Pie Update

  • The phone has a good battery life (about 9 hours screen on, on wifi or 6-7 on 4g) But don't buy it if you'll need to use gps navigation because it has no magnetic field sensor so it's very hard to know what direction you're going. I don't know how Samsung managed to make this phone run smoothly with 1gb of ram and i'm using Facebook,Messenger,Youtube,Instagram,Whatssap,Vi­ber and chrome ! It has no light sensor,no finger print but at least it supports OTG. Conclusion: the phone is usefull as a secondary phone, anything other than that go somewhere else.

  • Mine too and i don't know why

  • Samsung could have done something better........eg the storage could have been increased with the camera quality............

  • This is the galaxy grand prime 2018, back in 2014 the 1 ram/ 8 storage was clearly insufficient.

  • My j2 core doesnt do video calls, is it only my phone??

  • my samsung core j2 has been stolen yestarday 18/7/2019.is there a help to brock it so that they can not access my information?

  • samsung insider told me j2 core andeoid 9 was never planned it was just a sales scheme to have it android 9 certified...go to nokia people...

  • J2 core support volte or not

  • it runs android go so one ui wont come.and will lack all features from mainstream samsung phones

  • android 9 comming june or july

  • It's cute and all, but, I always wondered why Samsung didn't put a longer notch on their smartphones.

  • soon i hope its been certified also hope j2 2018 gets update to i own both phones

  • When will the update version of android pie?

  • why doesnt samsung stop lying about firmware updates

  • This phone works great why doesn't Samsung make more budget phones with removable batteries its way better you will have life long customer loyalty

  • j2 core and j2 2018 will not get android 9....samsung lied to increase sales

  • This Phone has very little features, I can't even use the samsung music app, Samsung themes and a large number of games arent compatible with this Device. I hope the Pie update has a One UI for this phone.

  • How do I make background restriction with sum sung galaxy j2core?

  • hope to get Android 9 with One UI to solve its weak software features

  • I bought this phone 3 months ago it doesn't keep fnb app and shazam app,if i switch off my phone the app is no longer on my phone. I went to Vodacom several times they did all they can to help but the problem is the device. I loved samsung phones but I won't support them again.

  • good phone ..never overheated ...fast processors ...great battery backup ....network connectivity super ...u will not be unsatisfied with this phone ......

  • Brilliant phone best ive used in years

  • J2 Core certified with Android Pie ! source : sammobile

  • Plz if you could find the version of Gorilla Glass, it would be helpful. It is very confusing for us to guess the strength of the glass.

  • Radio has its app in app drawer , needs hands-free to work

  • How to find fm radio app on this phone?

  • It has google file manager on it , update it by google play to see SD card & OTG in it

  • J2 core is good for a general phone. Download a file explorer as you will need one for this phone. I use ADW launcher and select kitkat interface , i can then select apps with widgets, to place on my home screen. Look for a camera app to add more features as well. I have to say for a cheapy, it's okay.

  • Internet speed very slow

  • You could try sideloading YouTube Vanced. It's on XDA.

  • There is no File Explorer in this model. When called Samsung, they agreed. You have to Install 3rd Party File Explorer

  • This phone is over all very good. I am very much pleased.

  • why this device doesn't show installed apps widgets in widgets menu ?

  • I can't download the youtube app because play store said that, this device isn't compatible with the version. But it has a youtube go app and i'm not uses with thi app.

  • Must say this phone is 10 times better than j1 mini prime its an improvement

  • I like this phone its nice light and fast very efficient for a budget phone

  • Best phone ever excellent speed

  • Back Camera valo na...battery valo ache ..internet supper speed....

  • best ever budget phone

  • Battery backup is superb.. Awesome budget Phone

  • Stop blaming the phone and blame yourself on relying on Google apps and not using third party

  • a budget phone with the styling of the premium phones, no hardware home button. it is awesome that samsung makes phones with removable batteries.

  • This phone is good!

  • nokia android oreo go phones have started receiving the android pie go. come on sammy, we want the pie too.

  • Obviously you have to keep the redmi note 4 is much better than the j2

  • my brother just had this phone last week and he is very happy. phone is working smoothly and he even play Mobile legends.

  • Yellow cons spying at you

  • I have a Redmi note 4 3gb ram android 7 and I have this j2 core on contract and I can't decide which phone to keep and which one to sell please advise.

  • got this new galaxy core, but unfortunately the headset didn't work over a call.. is there any solution to this... this got me crazy!!!

  • You think Android go limits 2gb of ram? No, Android go restricts 1gb of ram

  • why does it turn off when i put it in my bag for a long time?

  • Why don't you just change apps instead of blaming the phone? Try quickpic,pulsar,YouTube official app

  • Try the phone first; the 4G internet for internet browsing use is very good

  • I just love this phone mann. It's super fine!

  • One Gb Ram is good enough to use high speed internet?. I Request to you samsung at least two gb Ram is need every Android phone . Every think is quite okay this phone except Internet spee. Thank YOU

  • very bad ....OTG pendrive only show popup...but no display....

  • It is a pretty bad cell phone. I had a Samsung Galaxy j1 Ace before and it was way better. I will enlist the issues I've had with the Galaxy j2 core this far: 1 - Google Play does NOT reproduce .wav files. 2 - Google Play does NOT have an equalizer. A fucking EQUALIZER. 3 - The Google Play of this cell phone sucks at finding individual tracks when typing their names (let's say I have 15 songs called "Track 1", type it in the search bar and it'll find you 2 only). 4 - I am not allowed to download Facebook videos from Google Chrome. 5 - YouTube (from Google Chrome, NOT the application) does not allow me to post comments. Once they are written and you click on "upload", the writting box closes up. It sucks. 6 - Whenever I receive comments/notifications on YouTube (the application) and I click on them, the page scrolls down until it reaches the last visible comment, so I have to go all the way up to read whatever response I may have received (they will always appear as the first comment). 7 - Shrinking whatever video you're watching on YT (app) cuts the screen awfully bad and (8) closing them is way slower. 8 - YT ads (from the app) are not only more frequent, they also appear below the video in image form, it is annoying.. 9 - Passing from one image to the other in the gallery is both harder and slower, like you have to move your finger from right to left/left to right all the way through instead of pressing faster/moving your fingers from one side to the other for a few milliseconds to change the image/photo, which makes it faster.

  • Is this a combo screen?

  • @saba, go ahead & buy it, you will not regret it.

  • Dear Alireza, I am thinking about buying this phone also from Iran. Do you still recommend it? How is the battery? Best, Saba

  • will the j2 core get pie?

  • under the sd card slot is the slot for the second sim

  • If you want a phone for hotspot function and occasional use,this phone is recommended. The processor and interface are faster and smoother than the nokia 1.general use for this phone like web surfing,YouTube,music, occasional photos are good too!

  • I bought this for my 12 year old son only to communicate with him when he's at school. He turned it into a PlayStation 3 console lol. He downloaded war and fight and racing games and hooked the phone with his xbox controller and start gaming all day long (he was excited more than he was with his xbox). I noticed his grades got low so I installed a parental control app called Kids Place (available on Play Store) and gave him only the ability to call and message and take photos until school ends. This experience means that this phone is very good and not like what the Chinese paid advertisers say in here about it.

  • Samsung galaxy j2 core does record fm radio why?? Please can someone explain to me how to insert another sim on this phone. Because on manual says its a dual sim phone.

  • Yes

  • screen touch is not smoothly, 1 card slot doesn`t work, this phone doesn`t have clock widget, try to install some, but doesn`t see it. why my brother choose this masterpiece of 2018.

  • does it supports OTG ??

  • Is this direct vedio calling?

  • does any one know how to remove the damn zipped apps icon?

  • What about screen quality i mean to say that is there line in the scfeen due to less pixel density or some dots can any one tell me

  • planning to buy a 5 inch budget phone with long battery life. 1/8gb ram is enough. i don't play games or install lot of apps. needed mostly for hotspot at office for 8 hours. my options: -nokia 1 1/8gb 5mp no af 2150mah RM299 -nokia 2 1/8gb 8mp af 4100mah RM399 -samsung j2 core 1/8gb 8mp af 2600mah RM379 suprisingly i read reviews. for videos, nokia 1 gets 8hrs, nokia 2 13 hrs, samsung 14hrs

  • It's a terrible phone . I have used better samsung before, it doesn't come with samsung note pad the Radio doesn't have a record option etc.Don't waste your hard earned money on this cr..p . Jst add few hundreds & get a better smart phone. I'm gonna give it away very soon.

  • The J2 Core and J2 2018 have great speakers for the price. Huawei also has some good budget devices with above average speakers

  • hello guys, can anyone tell me which budget class phone had the best sounding speaker? I'm a music fan so I need to know.thanks in advance.

  • I have a j2 core blue version. Battery life is not bad,but not for heavy usage like playing heavy games.This phone is good for lite use like messaging,calling ect.

  • Mine too 😡

  • I really like this phone i bought it coz it is a dual sim.. guess what when i open it and want to insert sim 2..its an empty slot that doesn't allow for a sim card..how is that possible? Is anyone having the same problem?

  • I bought this phone as a backup phone.this phone has a nicer screen,better performance on Android Go than Nokia 1 (which I also used before).classic Samsung design,double micro SIM slots,long battery life.

  • Oreo go, I'll have to get use to. SmJ2Core is good but setting up everything takes time. It's not a pretty phone to me but price wise it's okay.

  • 'Samsung is samsung' Yes this totally true samsung is always the same overpriced phones with bad quality and unreliable smartphones it will never change

  • As for me im using whatsap video call,good quality

  • How do u put on another simcard Cause mine has something that closed it

  • Because its Android Go 8.1 that works well with 1GB ram

  • its just the 1gb ram though

  • why Samsung doesn't release software update for Kazakhstan firmware of J260F? it has widgets bug

  • The phone is good, the battery ,the camera all fine . It is d right choice for any one dat want to by pho6

  • one month buy, but camera not working , and working time automatic switch off. very bad.

  • How do I make a video call with sum sung galaxy j2 core?

  • Or maybe even Dead or alive....

  • Isn't nokia 1 half the price

  • (Dead on Arrival) (Dead on Alive)

  • Sorry to say that you are wrong. Apps can be moved to SD Card as well.

  • I bought this yesterday... Its actually okay ,, i downloaded special forces group2 and fight night ,, no lagged , smooth ...i dont expect bcos it has only 8gb internal sto. And 1gb ram ... Unlike nokia 1 (mediatek) .. Always lagged .

  • Yes it does

  • I bought J2 Core in Iran (J260F) , great & affordable device. it supports OTG, very smooth & fast performance (Oreo8.1 Go edition+ latest Samsung UI), FullHD cameras, very good battery performance (removable battery), good screen & touch, nice design & good quality, 3 slots for 2 sim & 1 memory card,

  • Stop defending samsung budget phones they are the worst 1Gb ram isn't enough for normal use exynos 7570 is very bad Look for some chinese phones instead they are better I recommand xiaomi redmi 6a (if xiaomi don't sell in your country there are some good honor phones )

  • Okay, most comments are from people who are not informed. Android Oreo Go is for 1 GB RAM phones only. This is a smart phone which is inexpensive. The Android Go edition is released specifically for this purpose. In any case, I don't think people should be playing complex or graphic intensive games on their tiny phone screens. Get a tab instead.

  • does it use SD card as default storage or for app data ?

  • full charging time ?

  • samsung is samsung!

  • huawei Y5 Prime 2018 is so much better than this

  • don't buy any Samsung mobiles

  • It's micro SIM in Indonesia. Damn, I almost cut it to Nano SIM size after I read the spec in this GSM arena website.

  • U r right. People always nid huge features in tiny price. N faces nervousness. No rationality..

  • But u can install apps on SD card

  • what a shitty phone... people would rather buy used phone with 3gb ram.

  • I bought this model for standby only.

  • banglaxpress24

  • volte or not?

  • Well please dont compare samsung to any chinese brands. Samsung has its "class" and its own quality.

  • J2 Core are the same display with J2 Pro (2018), J1 (2016) and J2 2015

  • Combined with J2 Pro (2018) and J1 (2016), what a hit!

  • Apps are directly installed in internal memory or external memory, any one please suggest me. Thanks

  • is it super amoled ?

  • Can you play real racing on this phone

  • So you can play real racing 3 on this phone

  • well, i think this phone is very bad. for the price you pay, you can get Redmi 6a, which is average in its class

  • I think is good enough u can play heavy game strong battery good camera big display also use android go & u can download many app cause automatically every app saved in sd card up to 256Gb

  • 2600 mAh with power saving mode, means long batery life. 1 GB ram maybe its ok coz this phone use android go oreo 8.1, this OS can optimize the Ram, based on my opinion and thinking.. I think this phone suitable for someone who like chating,browsing,calling and texting. Maybe its designed for a simple person.

  • It is Galaxy S2 with updated OS. It is outdated and useless in 2018. Simply said, Samsung's latest flagSHIT.

  • Ah. That's a very apt statement

  • Dead On Arrival

  • Dead on Arrival lol

  • 8GB storage is a joke in 2018.

  • OMG why did Samsung release this phone?!

  • Bad phone.

  • it's 8 gb only.. not bad

  • 8gig with 256GB sd

  • What does DOA mean?

  • Is it 8 gigs or 16 gigs please someone tell me

  • Samsung:Price under 90 USD

  • For almost 7 years I had the original Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 a super low end smartphone and last year I got a new phone, the S7. So going back to even this grade of specs, will make me go crazy! XD But it's OK for my father witch still has a feature phone and plans to buy a super cheap smartphone!

  • For people who don't like the new display trend. XD

  • I like a simple smartphone like this one. I hope samsung make more simple disigh and more performance smartphone than it

  • 50 bucks MAX. Otherwise DOA.

  • huge bezels

  • Oooh amazing. and the price > 200 EUR. this is samsung :))

  • Samsung has a no idea what they do. Grow up samsung guys

  • It has a better soc than J2 pro :P

  • And in speaking too

  • Look at the price!

  • display is poor TFT , not amoled

  • It runs on skinned android Oreo go version.Like other Samsung smartphones.

  • This phone is so hot! =)

  • OMG ! What is this ?

  • No. It's " Samsung, What the hell is this" :

  • Skinned or stock?

  • 1GB ram enough for android go

  • Samsung wat is this

  • no Samsung's unique navigation buttons but the screen is still 16:9?? I laughed so loud! LOL

  • Samsung Galaxy J2 Core vs. Nokia 2.1 IMHO Nokia 2.1 wins with battery and Andriod One program.

  • A mobile toy will be better than this crap

  • I think it's for old people

  • I think its for kids

  • Even the joke of 2015!!

  • Correct, no update in next year. So life of this phone is max two years.

  • In this price range Infinix smart 2 with dual 4g and dual Volte is better specified than Samsung.

  • It's funny seeing people complain about 8G storage and 1G RAM. Do you not understand that this is how you 1) manufacture a basic phone and 2) get the price down. Do you think Samsung has no idea how to put 256G and 8G into the phone? Are you scratching your head over why there is no phone with SD 845, 256G and 8G for 80 USD? It's like you simply cannot grasp the concept of manufacturing a phone with lesser specs, to be able to sell it at a lower price, for those crazy weird people who are not using their phone to play games all day long.

  • really samsung...really... 1gb ram in 2018 and 19 and 16gb of storage... come on samsung you can do better than this...

  • oha 1 gb ram is too bad if 2 is super and fingerprint

  • Hhh 1 GB ram its joke of 2019

  • 1gb RAM in next year, hard to find this usable. Maybe calls and messages only. ROFL SAMSUNG

  • I wouldn't use this phone if they paid me. 😕