Samsung has officially launched two new
entry-level smartphones in India. The Galaxy J2 Ace and Galaxy J1 4G were
announced by the company priced at Rs. 8,490 and Rs. 6,890. The
Galaxy J2 Ace is the newest entry-level in the company's J series lineup. The
handset will be offered in Black, Gold, and Silver colour options and will be
available via online and offline retailers from January 16.
The Galaxy J2 Ace is a more stripped down version of
the Galaxy J2 (2016) that was launched in July 2016 at Rs. 9,750. The Galaxy J2
Ace is part of the company's 'Make for India' project and includes the Ultra
Data Saving (UDS) Mode which provides up to 50 percent mobile data savings with
data compression. The S bike mode with rider optimisations is also present.
The Galaxy J2 Ace runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow
and features a 5-inch qHD display with Samsung's proprietary Turbo Speed
Technology (TST) that optimises the device's RAM to open apps faster. The
smartphone is powered by a a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1.5GB of
RAM.
The Galaxy J2 Ace sports an 8-megapixel rear camera
and a 5-megapixel front. Both the back and front cameras feature f/2.2 aperture
and LED flash. The handset comes with 8GB of inbuilt storage which is
expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB).
Connectivity options on the Galaxy J2 Ace include 4G
LTE with VoLTE support, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, and USB
2.0. The handset is fitted with a 2600 mAh battery pack.
