Samsung is getting very good feedback for its Galaxy J series phones. The J series phones are selling impressively in the budget market, so now they have launched Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace for the public. It is another budget phone at a very affordable price range. Galaxy J2 Ace price in Nepal is Rs 13,999. It sits above the Galaxy J1 Nxt Prime but below the Galaxy J5 Prime in the price bracket. This phone can be actually taken as the successor of last year’s Galaxy J2 2016.
All these J series budget phones have very good specs and reasonable prices. Samsung seems to have a good understanding of the customer’s demand, budget, and the market. That is why their J series is very popular among budget consumers. The original Galaxy J2 was a very good phone which came two years back in 2015 and it was revised again in 2016. Now Samsung has the 2017 Galaxy J2 in the market with an Ace tag.
Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace Specifications and Details
- Dimensions: 72×144.8×9 mm
- Weight: 160 g
- Display: 5.0 Inches PLS LCD Screen
- Resolution: 540×960
- SoC: Mediatek MT6737T (Quad-Core)
- CPU Details: 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: MaliT720
- Memory: 1.5 GB RAM
- Storage: 8 GB Internal, 256 GB micro SD card support
- Battery: 2600 mAh
- Back Camera: 8 Megapixel with f/2.2 aperture
- Front Camera: 5 Megapixel with f/2.2 aperture
- OS: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyro sensor, Proximity
Design and Build
The Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace has a plastic build and design similar to older Galaxy J series phones or old Galaxy Grand Prime. It has a rectangular form factor with 72×144.8×9 mm dimensions and 160g weight. The front has a classic look with the screen at the front, touch navigation buttons at the chin and forehead with earpiece, selfie camera, sensor, and LED flash. The backside has a removable back with a main camera, LED flash, speaker, and Samsung branding. The side rail is plastic but with a chrome finish. It has volume rockers on the left and a power button on the right side.
Core Hardware
It is a budget range phone so its specs are as expected to be in this range. Underneath the screen, we get a Mediatek chipset with a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor with 1.5 GB RAM. Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace comes with 8 GB internal storage and SD card support up to 256 GB. This is quite a standard hardware set.
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The Galaxy J2 Ace is powered by a 2600 mAh battery which is sufficient for phone of this size. It also comes loaded with the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. The phone also has 4G support so people can enjoy both faster 4G, and 3G data and have dual SIM features with this handset. Budget phones have the best configuration with dual SIM and SD card support.
Local and Special Features
We were briefed that Samsung develops features by studying the needs of the local region. Thus, these phones come with features meant for the people of Nepal. They aren’t found on smartphones in other regions. Specially Samsung smartphones in South Asia have very niche features. These features include Ultra Data Saving (UDS), Ultra Power Saving Mode (UPS), S Bike Mode, Turbo Speed Technology (TST), S Power Planning, and S Secure.
Turbo Speed Technology is very helpful for increasing system performance and memory management. Ultra Power Saving Mode and Ultra Data Saving features are also our favorite features. They give maximum result for battery life and saving mobile data. The S Power Planning is new technology that enhances battery life even more. So Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace should enjoy new features.
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Display and Cameras
Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace has a 5” TFT LCD screen with a resolution of 540×960. It is not HD but it is decent, however, an HD resolution could have been better. Now for the front camera, there is a 5-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture which is also standard as it can take a decent selfie. The major enhancement this phone has is an LED flash for the selfie camera. This can help users take better low-light selfies.
The camera department at the back includes an 8-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture and a have LED flash. This camera can take very good quality high-resolution photos and 720p HD videos. 8-megapixel cameras are also standard on budget smartphones. It is enough for normal quality pictures but won’t perform that high if you really compare it to Galaxy J5 or Galaxy J7 smartphones.
Impression and Conclusion
Samsung Galaxy J2 Ace is a pure budget-friendly smartphone that covers all aspects that it should. It packs a great battery, large SD card support, and a new OS. The processor, RAM, and internal storage are pretty good considering the price. Users can get very good battery life and decent performance depending on usage level.
The camera on J2 Ace is also powerful enough to serve and fulfill basic demands. We have always found Samsung’s camera quality very good in all of their devices. It is due to their software processing. Samsung has made a balanced phone but they should however try to upgrade internal storage next time. In total, this is a very good phone if it falls within your budget.
