Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017)
| Company type | Product line |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Samsung Electronics |
| Headquarters | Suwon , South Korea |
Area served | Emerging markets, Asia, Europe |
| Products | Android smartphones |
| Parent | Samsung Electronics |
Template:Infobox information appliance The Samsung Galaxy J line was a budget-oriented collection of 32-bit Android smartphones developed by the South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics. Launched in 2015 as a subdivision of the broader Samsung Galaxy family, this series was tailored primarily for emerging markets by consolidating previous models including the Galaxy Core, Grand, E, Trend, Ace, and Young under a single brand. Positioned below the mid-tier Galaxy A lineup, it eventually paved the way for the current Galaxy M Series.
History
Focused on entry-level consumers, every device in this lineup offered fundamental smartphone functionalities while varying in dimensions and aesthetics. The "J" designation symbolized either "Joy" or "Junior." Nevertheless, advanced capabilities such as slow motion video capture or recording at resolutions exceeding 1080p and frame rates above 30fps were deliberately excluded.
Different materials were employed in the construction,Template:Fix/category[vague] with Samsung concentrating on markets in Asia and entry-level segments in Europe. The range received at least yearly updates, with incremental enhancements or specialized variants distinguished by suffixes like Pro, Prime, Max, among others.
Although sharing its name, the original Galaxy J model (SGH-N075/SC-02F), launched in 2013, is not part of this series since it was limited to select markets and positioned as a premium device akin to the Samsung Galaxy S4.[1]
In September 2018, reports surfaced suggesting Samsung planned to streamline its smartphone portfolio by phasing out both the Galaxy J series and the online-exclusive Galaxy On line. This strategy aimed to extend the mid-range Galaxy A series into more affordable segments while introducing the Galaxy M series as a new online-focused lineup.[2] This move was designed to enhance competitiveness against rising Chinese brands such as Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi within the budget smartphone category. Subsequently, Samsung unveiled the M10 and M20 models in January 2019,[3] followed by the release of the Galaxy A10, A30, and A50 in February,[4][5] culminating in an official announcement during the April 2019 launch event in Thailand that confirmed the integration of the Galaxy J series into the Galaxy A lineup.[6]
Galaxy J1
| Model | Model number | Launch date | Screen technology | Screen size | Display resolution | System on Chip (SoC) | Graphics processor (GPU) | Memory (RAM) | Built-in Storage | Camera specifications | Battery capacity | Operating system version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rear | Front | Initial OS | Latest OS | |||||||||||
| Galaxy J1 | SM-J100F SM-J100FN SM-J100H SM-J100H/DD SM-J100M SM-J100ML SM-J100MU SM-J100VPP SM-J100Y |
Template:Date table sorting | TFT | 4.3" | 480x800 pixels
(approximately 217 ppi) |
Spreadtrum SC7727S
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
Mali-400 MP1 | 512 MB | 4 GB | 5 MP, f/2.2 aperture | 2 MP front camera | 1850 mAh
(Li-Ion) |
Android 4.4.4 | |
| Galaxy J1 4G | SM-J100VZBPVZW | Template:Date table sorting | 768 MB RAM | 5 MP rear camera | Android 5.0.2 | Android 5.1.1 | ||||||||
| Galaxy J1 Ace | SM-J110F SM-J110G SM-J110H SM-J110L SM-J110M |
Template:Date table sorting | Super AMOLED | Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 Marvell PXA1908 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 (J110L) |
Mali-400 MP2
Vivante GC7000 UL (J110L) |
512 MB (J110L) 768 MB 1 GB RAM |
4 GB 8 GB internal storage |
5 MP, f/2.2 aperture rear camera | 1900 mAh | Android 4.4.4 | ||||
| Galaxy J1 Ace Neo | SM-J111F SM-J111M |
Spreadtrum SC9830
Quad-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 |
Mali-400 MP2 | |||||||||||
| Galaxy J1 (2016)
Also known as Galaxy Express 3 or Galaxy Amp 2 |
SM-J120A SM-J120AZ SM-J120F SM-J120FN SM-J120G SM-J120H SM-J120M SM-J120T SM-J120W SM-J120ZN |
Template:Date table sorting | 4.5" | 480x800 pixels
(approximate pixel density: 207 ppi) |
UNISOC SC9830
Quad-core 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7 |
rowspan="2"|1 GB RAM | rowspan="3"|8 GB storage capacity | 2 MP rear camera, f/2.2 aperture | 2050 Ampere hour (Lithium-ion battery) | rowspan="3"|Android Lollipop 5.1.1 | ||||
| Samsung Galaxy J1 Nxt | rowspan="2"|SM-J105B SM-J105F SM-J105H SM-J105M SM-J105Y |
rowspan="2"|Template:Date table sorting | rowspan="3"|Thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT) | rowspan="3"|4" | rowspan="3"|480x800 pixels
(around 233 ppi) |
rowspan="2"|UNISOC SC9830
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
rowspan="2"|5 MP rear camera | rowspan="3"|Not applicable (n/a) for front camera | rowspan="3"|1500 mAh (Lithium-ion battery) | |||||
| Samsung Galaxy J1 Nxt (also called Galaxy J1 mini) | 768 MB RAM | |||||||||||||
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Samsung Galaxy J1 mini prime Also known as Galaxy V2 |
SM-J106B |
UNISOC SC9830
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
1 GB RAM |
8 GB internal storage eMMC 5.1 |
5 MP rear camera, f/2.2 aperture |
colspan=2 |Android Marshmallow 6.0 | ||||||||
Galaxy J2
| Model | Model number | Launch date | Screen technology | Screen size | Display resolution | SoC | GPU | RAM | Built-in Storage | Camera | Battery | Operating System | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rear | Front | Original | Updated | |||||||||||
| Galaxy J2[7]
Galaxy J2 Duos |
SM-J200F SM-J200G SM-J200GU SM-J200H SM-J200M SM-J200Y SM-J200BT |
Template:Date table sorting | Super AMOLED | 4.37" | 540x960px
(≈234 ppi) |
Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475
4x 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 |
Mali-T720
@600 MHz |
1 GB | 8 GB
eMMC 4.5 |
5 MP, f/2.2 | 2 MP, f/2.2 | 2000 mAh
(Li-Ion) |
Android 4.4.4 | Android 5.1.1 |
| Galaxy J2 (2016)[8] | SM-J210F SM-J210G SM-J210GU SM-J210H |
Template:Date table sorting | 5" | 720x1280px
(≈294 ppi) |
Spreadtrum SC8830
4x 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 |
Mali-400 MP2 | 1.5 GB | 8 GB | 8 MP, f/2.2 | 5 MP, f/2.2 | 2600 mAh
(Li-Ion) |
Android 5.1.1 | Android 6.0.1 | |
| Galaxy J2 Pro (2016) | 2 GB | 16 GB | Android 6.0.1 | |||||||||||
| Galaxy J2 Prime[9] | SM-G532F SM-G532G SM-G532M SM-G532MT |
Template:Date table sorting | PLS LCD | 540x960px
(≈220 ppi) |
MediaTek MT6737T
4x 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 |
Mali-T720 MP2
@600 MHz |
1.5 GB | 8 GB 16 GB eMMC 5.0 | ||||||
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Galaxy J2 Pro (2018)[10] |
SM-J250F |
rowspan="4" |5" |
rowspan="4" |540x960px (≈220 ppi) |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
Adreno 308 @500 MHz |
1.5 GB |
16 GB |
rowspan="4" |2600 mAh (Li-Ion) |
colspan="2" |Android 7.1.1 | |||||
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SM-J260A |
rowspan="3" |PLS LCD |
rowspan="3" |Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570 4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
rowspan="3" |Mali-T720 MP1 @830 MHz |
1 GB LPDDR3 |
8 GB |
Android 9.0 (SM-J260A) | ||||||||
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Galaxy J2 Pure |
SM-J260AZ |
2 GB LPDDR3 |
rowspan="2" |16 GB |
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Galaxy J2 Core (2020)[12] |
SM-J260FU |
1 GB LPDDR#LPDDR3 LPDDR3 |
colspan="2" | | |||||||||||
Galaxy J3
| Model | Model number | Launch date | Screen technology | Screen size | Display resolution | SoC | GPU | RAM | Built-in Storage | Camera specifications | Battery | Operating system | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rear | Front | Original | Most recent | |||||||||||
| Galaxy J3 (2016)[13]
India: Galaxy J3 Pro |
SM-J320A SM-J320F SM-J320FN SM-J320G SM-J320H SM-J320M SM-J320N0 SM-J320P SM-J320V SM-J320W8 SM-J320Y SM-J320YZ SM-J320ZN SM-J3109 |
Template:Date table sorting | Super AMOLED
Featuring Asahi Dragontrail Glass |
5" | 720x1280px
(approximately 294 ppi) |
Spreadtrum SC9830 4x 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 |
Mali-400 MP2
Mali-T720 |
1.5 GB 2 GB |
8 GB 16 GB |
8 MP, f/2.2
5 MP, f/2.2 (USA) |
5 MP, f/2.2
2 MP (USA) |
2600 mAh
(Li-Ion) |
Android 5.1.1
Android 6.0 (USA) |
Android 6.0
Android 7.1.1 (USA) |
| Galaxy J3 Pro (China)[14] | SM-J327 SM-J3119 SM-J3119S SM-J3110 |
Template:Date table sorting | Super AMOLED | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
4x 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 |
Adreno 306
@450 MHz |
2 GB | 16 GB
using eMMC 4.5 |
8 MP, f/2.2 | 5 MP, f/2.2 | Android 5.1.1 | ||||
| Galaxy J3 Prime[15]
Also known as Galaxy J3 Emerge |
SM-J327 SM-J327A SM-J326AZ SM-J327P SM-J327T SM-J327V SM-J327W |
Template:Date table sorting | TFT | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 |
Adreno 308 @500 MHz |
1.5 GB | 16 GB
with eMMC 5.1 |
5 MP, f/1.9 | 2 MP, f/2.2 | Android 6.0
(TouchWiz) |
Android 8.1 | |||
| Galaxy J3 (2017)[16]
Also called Galaxy J3 Pro (2017) |
SM-J327F SM-J327U SM-J330F SM-J330FN SM-J330G SM-J330L SM-J330N SM-J3300 SM-J3308 SM-S337TL J330F J330G |
rowspan="2"|PLS LCD |
rowspan="2"|Exynos 7 Quad 7570 4x 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
rowspan="2"|Mali-T720 MP1 @830 MHz |
rowspan="2"|2 GB LPDDR3 |
rowspan="2"|16 GB eMMC 5.0 |
13 MP, f/1.9 |
rowspan="2"|5 MP, f/2.2 |
2400 mAh Li-Ion battery |
Android Nougat, version 7.0 (Samsung Experience) |
Latest OS: Android Pie, version 9 (One UI) | |||
|
Galaxy J3 (2018)[17]
Also marketed as Galaxy J3 Star |
SM-J337A |
8 MP, f/1.9 |
2600 mAh Li-Ion battery |
Android Oreo, version 8.0 (Samsung Experience) |
Latest OS: Android Pie, version 9 (One UI) | |||||||||
Galaxy J4
| Model | Model number | Launch date | Screen technology | Screen size | Display resolution | SoC | GPU | RAM | Built-in Storage | Camera specifications | Battery capacity | Operating system | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rear | Front | Original | Updated | |||||||||||
| Galaxy J4 | SM-J400F SM-J400G SM-J400M |
Template:Date table sorting | Super AMOLED | 5.5" | 720x1280px
(approximately 267 ppi) |
Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7570
4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
Mali-T720 MP1
@830 MHz |
2 GB 3 GB |
16 GB 32 GB eMMC 5.0 |
13 MP, f/1.9 | 5 MP, f/2.2 | 3000 mAh
(Li-Ion) |
Android 8.0 | Android 10
(One UI) |
| Galaxy J4+ | SM-J415F SM-J415FN SM-J415G SM-J415GN SM-J415N |
Template:Date table sorting | IPS LCD | 6" | 720x1480px
(approximately 274 ppi) |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
Adreno 308
@500 MHz |
16 GB 32 GB eMMC 5.1 |
3300 mAh
(Li-Ion) |
Android 8.1 | Android 9.0
(One UI) | |||
| Galaxy J4 Core | SM-J410D SM-J410F SM-J410G |
Template:Date table sorting |
1 GB LPDDR3 |
16 GB eMMC 5.1 |
8 MP, f/2.2 |
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Galaxy J5
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| Rear | Front | Original | Updated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galaxy J5 (2015) | SM-J500F SM-J500FN SM-J500G SM-J500H SM-J500M SM-J500N0 SM-J500Y SM-J5007 SM-J5008 J5 J500S |
Template:Date table sorting | Super AMOLED | 5" | "720x1280px
(around 294 ppi)" |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
4x 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
Adreno 306
@450 MHz |
"8 GB 16 GB MultiMediaCard#eMMC 4.5 " |
13 MP, f/1.9 | 5 MP, f/2.2 | "2600 Ampere hour mAh (Lithium-ion battery) | "Android Lollipop 5.1.1 | "Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Galaxy J5 (2016) Galaxy J5 Metal" | "SM-J510F SM-J510FN SM-J510FQ SM-J510G SM-J510GN SM-J510H SM-J510K SM-J510L SM-J510M SM-J510MN SM-J510S SM-J510UN SM-J510Y SM-J5108 " |
"Template:Date table sorting\" | "5.2\"" | "720x1280px (approximate pixel density: 282 ppi)" | "16 GB eMMC 4.5 " | "Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 (TouchWiz)" | "Android Nougat 7.1.1 (Samsung Experience)" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime"| "Galaxy J5 Prime"| "Model numbers: SM-G570F, SM-G570F/DD, SM-G570M, SM-G570Y"| "Template:Date table sorting\" | "5\"" | "720x1280px (~294 ppi)" | "Mali-T720 MP1 GPU @830 MHz"| "RAM: 2 GB LPDDR3"| "Storage options: 16 GB, 32 GB eMMC 5.0"| "2400 mAh Li-Ion battery"| "Initial OS: Android Oreo 8.0 with Samsung Experience"| "-" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Models: SM-J530F, SM-J530FM, SM-J530G, SM-J530GM, SM-J530K, SM-J530L, SM-J530S, SM-J530Y, SM-J530YM"| "Template:Date table sorting\" | "5.2\"" | "720x1280px (~282 ppi)" | "Mali-T830 MP1 GPU @700 MHz"| "RAM options: 2 GB or 3 GB LPDDR3"| "Internal storage: 16 or 32 GB eMMC 5.1"| "Rear camera:13 MP f/1.7" Front camera:13 MP f/1.9"| "3000 mAh Li-Ion battery"| "Launched with Android Nougat 7.0 and Samsung Experience UI"| "Upgraded to Android Pie 9.0 with One UI interface"|} Galaxy J6
Galaxy J7
Galaxy J8
SuccessorIn April 2019, Samsung phased out the Galaxy J lineup to focus on expanding the mid-tier Galaxy A series into budget-friendly options and to launch the online-exclusive Galaxy M series. That year also marked the introduction of a revamped naming convention featuring two-digit numerals, replacing the former single-digit scheme used in earlier models. See also
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