Hands-on: This is the Galaxy J2 Core, Samsung's Android Go smartphone

Last updated: August 31st, 2018 at xvi:41 UTC+01:00

Samsung'south showtime step into the Android Go segment comes in the form of the Milky way J2 Core. We were the first to reveal the phone in alive pictures ahead of its official announcement, and other than the absence of an AMOLED display, leaked specs were rather spot on as well. The J2 Core, similar other Android Get phones, is designed to offer a light and relatively quick Android feel with bones specs, especially low memory. At that place's just 1GB of RAM on the Milky way J2 Core, then information technology's up to lighter versions of Google's official apps and various memory management tools to ensure the telephone runs well despite the low-end specs.

Galaxy J2 Core hands-on

Nosotros were finally able to go our easily on an actual Milky way J2 Cadre post-obit its launch in India. Nosotros have the phone in blue, and as you can run into in the pictures, it looks pretty nice in that color. The J2 Core is priced at ₹6,190, roughly $xc, and it's good to see Samsung is offering at least one funky color choice. The back panel – which is removable – besides feels different than Samsung's usual plastic backs for its upkeep phones. Well, that or nosotros just oasis't used a Milky way telephone with a bones plastic back embrace in a while and have forgotten how it feels. Information technology's smooth and a piddling slippery, but thanks to the five-inch display, that shouldn't be an issue when it comes to treatment.

The front of the phone is all black, simply sadly, Samsung has also placed its logo below the display. The bezels are also quite big, which is to exist expected for a Samsung phone priced then low. And if you are wondering why software navigation keys were needed hither, it'southward clearly Samsung's attempt to brand things uniform across its Galaxy lineup. After all, now that flagship Galaxies have software keys, information technology's only natural for the same to trickle down to lower priced devices. However, that also ways unlocking this telephone is a chore, since at that place's no fingerprint sensor or concrete dwelling house key.

Okay, at present let'southward talk virtually the reason this phone exists: Android Go. While a proper verdict on performance can only be given after a few days of usage, the J2 Cadre feels quick and smooth out of the box. There has been much contention about the fact that Samsung has slapped its custom interface on the J2 Cadre, but the visitor seems to have stripped abroad many features to keep things lighter than other Milky way devices. For example, there'due south noAvant-garde featuresmenu in the settings. The contempo apps screen, meanwhile, just shows all running apps equally separate cards instead of overlapping ones.

But while full general navigation feels smoothen, browsing isn't as dainty. Both Chrome and the Get version of Samsung's Internet app skip a few frames when scrolling through a website. That shouldn't come up equally a surprise, though, since the J2 Core is running off the entry-level quad-core Exynos 7570 chip. Thankfully, the Go versions of Google's proprietary apps, such as YouTube and Assistant, seem very optimized as they have a more than bones interface than the full-fledged apps. Of course, it remains to be seen how skilful the phone's performance remains after a few weeks of usage. Samsung has built in the option to install apps direct to a microSD slot, and an uncrowded internal storage should help matters.

To be frank, our time with the Android Go telephone has been rather short at this point. It feels well optimized for the specs under the hood, but nosotros volition need to test information technology out extensively to come to whatsoever sort of conclusion. For its price tag, information technology certainly seems like a ameliorate choice than Samsung's Tizen phones, and so continue an eye out for our full review in the coming days.

Source: https://www.sammobile.com/2018/08/31/samsung-galaxy-j2-core-android-go-hands-on

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