Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro vs Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro vs Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB runs at 1.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offers 2070 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro and Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro has a rating of 4.1.

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro
₹9,799
(Discontinued)
Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) 16GB
₹9,049
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

65%
N/A

Release Date

25 Jul, 2016
05 Sep, 2014

Performance

N/A
Spreadtrum SC8830
Snapdragon 400
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
2 MP

Battery

N/A
2600 mAh
2070 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expert Review

6.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Compact design
  • Innovative features
  • Impressive battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Average performance
  • Cameras are good for casual purposes
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(7,296 ratings)
4.2/5
(160,517 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Chipset

Spreadtrum SC8830
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.91 %
68.73 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

142.4 mm
141.5 mm

Width

71.1 mm
70.7 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm
10.9 mm

Weight

138 grams
149 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraCMOS
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

2600 mAh
2070 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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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
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

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
N/A

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope