Samsung Galaxy J2 vs alcatel Idol 3 (4.7) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J2

Samsung Galaxy J2

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alcatel Idol 3 (4.7)

alcatel Idol 3 (4.7)

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Samsung Galaxy J2 or alcatel Idol 3 (4.7) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J2 alcatel Idol 3 (4.7)
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Release date 2015, September 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm | 5.37 x 5.37 x 2.72 in 134.6 x 65.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.59 in
Weight 129 g | 4.55 oz 110 g | 3.88 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, Black, Gold Black, Sliver, Gold
Battery 2000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 41 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 4.7" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 64.7% 68.7%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 234 PPI 312 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF, f/2.2 -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM/ 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 406
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1120
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 702

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J200G, J200GU, J200F, J200Y 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - J200H
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J200F 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J200G 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - J200GU 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - J200Y
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 28(700)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, 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 Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: J200F (UAE, Turkey); J200Y (New Zealand, Taiwan); J200G (India, Indonesia); J200H with no LTE (South Africa, Kazakhstan); J200GU (Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand) Also known as Samsung Galax

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