Samsung has announced a new budget smartphone — Samsung Galaxy J2 Core, which is the company’s first device under Google‘s Android Go program. The phone is now available for purchase in India and Malaysia and the company says that it’ll soon be available in other markets.

Being a part of Android Go, the smartphone comes with a stripped-down version of the Android operating system. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition) but with the company’s own layer of Samsung UI on top.

At this time, it’s not confirmed what applications come pre-loaded on the phone. To ensure that the performance of its apps is smooth on Android Go devices, Google has developed lightweight versions of its core apps, which includes Google Go, Assistant Go, YouTube Go, Gboard, Chrome, Maps Go, Files Go, Gmail Go, and Google Play.

The phone features a 5-inch qHD LCD display with screen resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. It is powered by the company’s own Exynos 7570 quad-core 14nm processor clocked at 1.4GHz along with Mali-T720 MP1 graphics processor.

It comes with 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage, just like Nokia 1 — another Android Go edition phone. It features an 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing snapper with f/2.2 aperture. Connectivity options on the phone include Dual SIM cards, 4G VoLTE, GPS, and FM radio. The phone is fuelled by a 2,600mAh battery that is rated to last entire day on a single charge.

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The Samsung Galaxy J2 Core will be available in only one color option — Golden. While the phone is now available for purchase in India and Malaysia, Samsung has not yet revealed the phone’s pricing.

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Samsung will most likely soon officially announce its first Android Go device, the Galaxy J2 Core. The device has been in the news for a while with live photos appearing online and revealing it will have Samsung’s Experience UI and not stock Android. Its user manual was also seen online last week. Now an official render has surfaced which reveals all the possible color variants the phone will come in.

Based on the image, the Galaxy J2 Core will come in black, gold, pale blue, deep blue, and violet. The phone will have a single rear camera with an LED flash below it. There is also a slit on the side which is probably an outlet for the speaker.

The leaked manual revealed the Galaxy J2 Core will have a removable back cover and a removable battery too. It will also have support for two SIM cards and a MicroSD card. A Geekbench listing from a couple of months ago also revealed the phone will have 1GB of RAM and be powered by the Exynos 7570 processor.

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There are a bunch of Android Go devices already available in the market from big and small name manufacturers but this will be Samsung’s first. We believe it should launch first in markets in Asia and Africa.

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Samsung has an Android Go phone in development and it is expected to launch as the Galaxy J2 Core. Unlike other Android Oreo (Go Edition) phones that run a clean version of the OS, the Galaxy J2 Core runs Samsung’s Experience UI.

Samsung has not yet announced a date for the release of the phone and we don’t expect it to since this is an entry level. The phone’s user manual has surfaced seen online ahead of whatever time Samsung decides to release it.

The user manual reveals the Galaxy J2 Core will have a removable back plate and a removable battery. It will have support for two SIM cards and also has support for storage expansion. Other features mentioned are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 4G LTE. There is also a MicroUSB port for charging.

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The Galaxy J2 Core is an entry-level phone so it skips the features and design of Samsung’s more expensive phones. It has huge bezels, is missing a fingerprint scanner and iris scanner, and has a single camera on both sides.

The Galaxy J2 Core should launch soon and will probably be priced under €100 or $100.

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Previous reports have revealed that the Samsung’s first Android Go phone has a model number of SM-J260. A recent report had revealed that Samsung is testing its first Android GO smartphone in multiple countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Rumor have it that it could be a J2 series phone that hit the market with Galaxy J2 Core moniker. Today, a leaked specs sheet of the Samsung J260F has appeared online.

The below image shows that the Samsung J260F features a 5-inch Super AMOLED display. The Exynos 7570 chipset that features a quad-core processor that has a clocking speed of 1.4 GHz is present under the hood of the SM-J260F. The SoC is coupled with 1 GB of RAM. The device includes an internal storage of 16 GB.

The front-facing camera of the alleged Galaxy J2 Core is of 5-megapixel. It may arrive with a rear snapper of 13-megapixel. A 2,600mAh battery is present under the hood of the device.

The last time Samsung had launched a smartphone without its own UI was in 2014 when it had released the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition. The SM-J260 will be running on stock version of Android 8.1 Oreo. Since it is pegged to debut as an Android GO phone, it is likely to run on Go edition of Oreo.

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Recent information has revealed that its SM-260F model number could be made available in regions like the U.K, Germany, France, Poland, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Caucasus countries. The SM-J260M model number could be heading to Latin America nations such as Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Panada, Paraguay, Panada and Trinidad and Tobago. The SM-260G is expected to arrive in nations such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
At present there is no information available on the launch date for the alleged Galaxy J2 Core. Also, the pricing of the smartphone is under the wraps.

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