Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 vs Xiaomi Redmi Go

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 vs Xiaomi Redmi Go across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Go runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi Go the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Go offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 offers 4.7 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Go the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Go's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Go offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Go better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Go offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 offers 2 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Go better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Go offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 offers 2000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Go better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 and Xiaomi Redmi Go offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Go receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy J2 2017 has a rating of 4.2.

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Samsung Galaxy J2 2017
₹6,600
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Redmi Go
₹5,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

14 Oct, 2017
22 Mar, 2019

Performance

Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475
Snapdragon 425
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
5 MP

Battery

2000 mAh
3000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

8 GB
8 GB
eMMC 4.5
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, sturdy design
  • Low price point
  • Great battery life
  • Decent performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Built-in storage too low
  • Camera performance below average in lowlight

User Ratings

4.2/5
(4,411 ratings)
4.3/5
(167,890 ratings)

Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 22, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.4 (Lollipop)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A
Android Go

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP1
Adreno 308

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR3

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
16:9

Pixel Density

234 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.51 %
69.86 %

Design

Height

136.5 mm
140.4 mm

Width

69 mm
70.1 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

130 grams
137 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraCMOS
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Battery

Capacity

2000 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 12 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 GB / 16 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.796 W/kg Body: 0.613 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer