Samsung J-Series is getting refreshed once again in 2018 and the entry-level phone under the lineup, the Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) having the model number as SM-J250F, has been listed by a Russian retailer. The listing reveals a few details about the specifications and hardware of the phone along with its retail price.
As per the listing, the Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) will sport a large 5-inch qHD (54 0x 960 pixels) Super AMOLED display. This is a bit surprising as this step will make an exponential improvement over this year’s J2. Also, Samsung has gone with a Snapdragon 425 chipset (MSM8917) clocked at 1.4GHz, coupled with 1.5GB RAM. The phone will run Android Nougat with Samsung’s UI on top.
The Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) will sport an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, which will also have a flash. The back now comes with a polycarbonate finish. The new J-series phone is going to pack a 2600mAh battery.
Also, in terms of storage, now the Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) will have a 16GB inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card, instead of meagre 8GB internal memory on the current Galaxy J2. In terms of connectivity, the phone will feature 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS/A-GPS, and Micro-USB.
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) rumored specifications
- 5-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display
- 1.4GHz quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor with Adreno 308 GPU
- 1.5GB RAM, 16GB Internal Storage, expandable memory via micro SD card
- Android 7.1 (Nougat)
- Dual SIM
- 8MP rear camera with LED flash
- 5MP front camera with LED flash
- Dimensions: 144 x 72 x 8mm; Weight: 153g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
- 2600mAh battery
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The Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018) will come in two colour variants- Black and Gold. The Russian retailer has listed the phone at 7,990 Rubles (US$ 138/Rs. 8860 approximately). It is being expected that the J2 (2018) will be announced in Russia, Middle East, South Africa, Egypt and several other markets very soon.
