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Galaxy J2 review: A 2015 entry-tier Galaxy J with a Super AMOLED screen at $130.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2015·$130
Overall
36/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

AMOLED at an entry-tier price.

Galaxy J2 brought a Super AMOLED to the $130 entry tier, hugely popular in India and other emerging markets. Spec-light but well-targeted.

01Display

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size4.7 inches
Resolution960 × 540 px (qHD)

02Camera

44/100

44/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

Main5 MP, f/2.2, LED
Selfie2 MP

03Performance

38/100

38/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

ChipsetSpreadtrum SC8830 quad-core
RAM1 GB
Storage8 GB · microSD

04Battery

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

Capacity2,000 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 230 hours

05Build

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

06Value

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

What works
  • Super AMOLED at $130.
  • 4G LTE on a budget chip.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
  • Compact form factor.
What doesn't
  • qHD resolution.
  • Spreadtrum chip is very slow.
  • 5 MP fixed-focus camera.
  • 1 GB RAM.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .