Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced July 2016 January 2017 August 2019
Status Available - July 2016 Available - January 2017 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 9,750 ($143.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,490 ($125.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold, Silver Black, Gold Nebula Red, Neptune Blue, Space Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.4 x 71.1 x 8.0 mm
(5.61 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.84 x 0.35 in)
158.3 x 75.3 × 8.35 mm
(6.23 x 2.96 × 0.33 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Micro-SIM), Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Smart Glow Notifications
- Turbo Speed Technology (TST)
- - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737T Octa-core 2.0 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 610
RAM 1.5 GB 1.5 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Full HD+ curved glass LCD Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.39 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.94% 66.19% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 8 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorana
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [Similar] 13 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Yes

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 4)
Capacity 2600 mAh battery 2600 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) - -