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  • Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 Cons-Reasons not to buy

    Galaxy J2 2016 is the recently launched dual sim Android smartphone from Samsung.  The SmartGlow and Turbo Speed technologies are the two key features of this smartphone.  Priced at Rs.9,750, is it worth or overpriced? What are the demerits? Let us have quick look into Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 Cons.

    Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 Cons
    Samsung Galaxy J2 2016

    At a time when market is flooded with great value for money smartphones such as LeEco Le 2, Honor 5C, Redmi Note 3 etc, there is a great expectation from new Galaxy J series smartphone.  But unfortunately Samsung disappointed with this smartphone. Here are the some of the basic Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 Cons according to us.

    Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 Cons-Reasons not to buy

    Lack of basic sensors

    Samsung continued to omit the basic sensors like Compass, Ambient light sensor on this smartphone as well. Now a days, most of the users use smartphones for navigation purpose. Lack of compass sensor/Magnetic Sensor, makes the device not a good device for navigation.

    Low powered SoC

    Galaxy J2 2016 is powered by 32bit quad core 1.5Ghz Spreadtrum SC8830 SoC which is based on Cortex A7 . It comes with 1.5GB of RAM and Mali 400MP2 GPU. It also has the new technology called Turbo Speed technology which is suppose to improve the performance. However, comparing this with the likes of new 64 bit mid-range snapdragon SoC powered smartphones in this price segment, performance is below average. With the first usage you will feel the lag in the UI. By no means it is a good smartphone for gaming.

    Low internal storage

    Galaxy J2 2016 has 8GB of internal storage and support for microSD card. The available user storage is around 3GB out of the box. Though it supports microSD card, all apps cannot be transferred to microSD card. The Android Marshmallow feature of using microSD card as internal storage is not available.

    Average Build Quality

    As we have seen in the Galaxy smartphones from 2013,2014, Galaxy J2 2016 also has plastic build. It is sad to see, Samsung continued to use same last years design and plastic build.

    Over Priced

    Looking at the options available at the price range of 10k, Galaxy J2 2016 looks overpriced.

    Summary: These are the some of the  Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 Cons according to us. Having said that, it has few advantages as well. They are decent battery life, AMOLED display screen, VoLTE support, dedicated microSD card support and vast Samsung service centers.

  • Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) with Smartglow Notification Launched

    Samsung has launched a new Galaxy J smartphone Galaxy J2 (2016) along with Galaxy J Max tablet in India.  It will be available starting July 10, via both online and offline retailers. This smartphone comes in three different colours namely Black, Gold, and Silver colours.  Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) price in India is Rs.9,750. As a promotional offer, Samsung is offering 6 months of free double data offer to Airtel prepaid customers worth Rs. 4,500.

    Samsung Galaxy J2 2016

    Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 USP is its SmartGlow notification and Turbo Speed Technology (TST) . SmartGlow feature allows user to assign colour codes to any contact, app or phone usage alert.  The new SmartGlow feature can be enabled from the Quick panel and it can be utilised for three usage scenarios: for Priority alerts, Usage alerts and Selfie Assist.

    Selfie Assist feature in Galaxy J2 2016, will allow users to take framed selfies via rear camera.  The LED notification ring lights up completely when it detects a properly aligned face and takes the selfie automatically.

    To use set Priority alerts after enabling the SmartGlow, users need to drag and drop the contact or app onto the “+” in the ring.  Users have the option to select and save the SmartGlow colour for any particular contact or app. Once enabled, whenever there is any alert from that contact or app, LED will glow in the corresponding colour. Users can add upto 4 alerts. For Usage Alerts, Smart Glow will inform users on battery, data, or storage related information.

    Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 SmartGlow Notification

    As mentioned earlier another unique key feature of  Galaxy J2 2016 is Turbo Speed Technology (TST). According to company, it enhances the performance of the smartphone and load apps up to 40 percent faster than devices with double the RAM. The new Turbo Speed Technology is also said to shut down idle processes running in the background to free the RAM.

    Other than this, there is a new UI as well. The new UI on Galaxy J2 2016 has features like Smart Notifier which enables users to prioritise notifications into simple categories, and the new redesigned app tray featuring vertical scroll navigation.  There is also S-Bike and UDS (Ultra Data Saving) features which are unique to Galaxy J series lineup.

    Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Specification

    • 5 inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display screen.
    • 1.5 GHz quad-core processor with 1.5GB of RAM.
    • 8GB of internal storage and support for external storage upto 32GB via microSD card.
    • 8MP primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera.
    • Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
    • 2600 mAh battery.

    Source: GSM Arena and Gadget 360.