Galaxy J2 Core features a 5.0-inch qHD display with a screen Resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. The phone is powered by 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos 7570 Chipset with Mali-T720 MP1 GPU. There is no fingerprint scanner on this phone.
The phone is backed by a 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The storage can be expanded up to 256GB with microSD. On the camera front, the phone has a single 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.2 Aperture and LED flash, while for the front, there is a 5-megapixel shooter with f/2.2 aperture.
The phone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition) and it is backed by a 2600mAh removable battery. On the connectivity front, it features 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, USB 2.0, GPS, Glonass, BeiDou and Dual-SIM support. The phone measures 143.4 x 72.1 x 8.9mm and weighs 154 grams.
| Type | qHD, TFT |
| Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels |
| Screen Size | 5 inches |
| Processor | Quad Core 1.4 GHz, Samsung Exynos 7570 processor with Mali-T720 MP1 GPU |
| Operating System | Android 8.1, Oreo (Go Edition) |
| RAM | 1 GB |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB |
| Expandable | 256 GB, Micro SD card |
| Rear Camera | 8 MP, with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture |
| Front Camera | 5 MP, with f/2.2 aperture |
| Image Stablizer | No |
| Flash | Yes, LED flash |
| Video Recording | Yes |
| Design | Bar |
| Size | 143.4 x 72.4 x 8.95 mm |
| Weight | 154 grams |
| Capacity | 2600 mAh, Li-Ion |
| Type | Removable |
| Radio | Yes |
| Media Player | Yes, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC |
| Video Player | Yes, MP4/WMV/H.264 |
| Network | 2G |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 |
| WiFi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Internet | EDGE |
| GPS | Yes |
| USB | Micro, 2.0 |
| HDMI | No |
| Headphone Connector | 3.5 mm |
| SIM | Dual |
| NFC | No |
| DLNA | No |
| Sensors | |
| Built in Applications | Yes |
| Warrenty | 1 Year |
| Dustproof | No |
| Shockproof | No |
| Water Resistant | No |
| Keypad | Touchscreen, Capacitive Multipoint-Touch |
| Water Proof | No |