Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S2 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S2

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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy S2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S2
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Release date 2016, January 2011, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm | 5.22 x 5.22 x 2.73 in 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm | 4.93 x 4.93 x 2.6 in
Weight 131 g | 4.62 oz 116 g | 4.09 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Black, White, Pink
Battery 2050 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 39 h
Stand by time - Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED Plus
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 4.3" in
Screen area 57.6 cm2 52.6 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 62.7% 63.5%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 207 PPI 217 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF, f/2.2 -8 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.2'', AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 2 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI 4
Chipset - Spreadtrum SC9830 - Exynos 4210 Dual (45 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400MP4
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 66
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 127
GeekBench 4 Single Core 374 415
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 975 639
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 683 346

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J120F 
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - J120A
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J120F 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700) - J120A
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Optional
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 3.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.58 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.70 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.16 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: J120F (Global); Galaxy Express 3 J120A (AT&T); Galaxy Amp 2 (Cricket); J120H, J120M, J120M, J120T Also known as Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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