Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime or Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime
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Release date 2014, September 2016, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.84 in 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.84 in
Weight 156 g | 5.5 oz 160 g | 5.64 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors White, Gray, Gold Black, Gold, Silver, Pink
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 59 h
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Screen

Technology TFT PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.0% 66.0%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 540 x 960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 220 PPI 220 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF, f/2.4 -8 MP, AF, f/2.2
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
- Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
Mali-T720MP2
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 67
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 173
GeekBench 4 Single Core 408 557
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1071 1596
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 853 935

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - G531FLTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G532F, G532G 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G532M
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G532F 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 28(700) - G532M 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - G532G
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.53 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: G530F, G530FZ, G530Y, G530H, G530FZ/DS Also known as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Duos with dual-SIM card slots Available as Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition with Spreadtrum SC7730 chi

- Versions: G532F (Europe); G532M (Global Single SIM); G532M/DS (Asia, LATAM); Galaxy J2 Ace G532G (India, Taiwan, Philippines)

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