Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy A31 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020)

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020)

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Samsung Galaxy A31

Samsung Galaxy A31

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020) or Samsung Galaxy A31 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Samsung Galaxy J2 Core (2020)	Samsung Galaxy A31
Rating	(+0)	(+0)
Release date	2020, April 27	2020, March 24
Dimensions (HxWxD)	143.4 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm \| 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.84 in	159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm \| 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.88 in
Weight	154 g \| 5.43 oz	185 g \| 6.53 oz
Body Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, Gold, Blue	Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White
Battery	2600 mAh, Removable Li-Ion	5000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price	80 EUR	220 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	PLS TFT	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5" in	6.4" in
Screen area	68.9 cm²	98.9 cm²
Screen format	16:9 (height:width)	20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	66.7%	84.9%
Screen resolution	540 x 960 px	1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	220 PPI	411 PPI
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	8 MP, Single	48 MP, Quad
Camera specs	-8 MP, f/2.2, AF	-48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	5 MP, Single	20 MP, Single
Specifications	5 MP, f/2.2	20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video		1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)	Android 10.0; One UI 2.0
Chipset	- Exynos 7570 Quad (14 nm)	- Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm)
CPU	- Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53	- Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-T720	Mali-G52 MC2
External memory	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	16GB 1GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total		183452
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core		386
GeekBench 6 Multi Core		1213
GeekBench 6 OpenCL		761
GeekBench 5 Single Core		326
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core		1157

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (unspecified)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC		Yes (market/region dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 0.99 W/kg (head)	SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.68 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, proximity	- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras		- Fast charging 15W
Versions	- Versions: SM-J260GU/DS (India)

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