Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) launched in India: Price, Specifications

Samsung, the South Korean electronics giant, has launched another budget-oriented smartphone in India, the Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017). The company expands its portfolio by adding another smartphone to the popular J-series. The smartphone shares a lot in common under the hood with the last year's J2. However, the user interface has been improved.

Specifications

As far as the specifications are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) is powered by a quad-core Exynos chipset clocked at 1.3GHz. The smartphone features a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 540x960 pixels. The phone packs in 1GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard storage which is further expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card. The device is backed by a 2,000mAh removable battery. The dual-sim smartphone runs on the Android operating system.

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On the optics front, the Galaxy J2 (2017) sports a 5-megapixel camera at the back with autofocus and a LED flash. Up front, the phone features a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calling

As for the connectivity, the smartphone includes 4G, GPRS/EDGE, 3G, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, GLONASS and 3.5mm audio jack.

Price and Availability

The Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) is now listed on the company's official website but there is no official price given yet. However, reports suggest that the new budget smartphone will be priced at around Rs. 7,390. The phone will be available in Metallic Gold and Absolute Black colour variants. The J2 (2017) should hit the shelves of the online as well as offline markets soon.