In 2016, Samsung Indonesia release Galaxy J2, J5, and J7 Prime. Out of the three releases, Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime was the primadonna for Indonesians. 

The smartphone with code SM-G532 is an affordable smartphone from Samsung that already supports 4G LTE at that time. Pricing at around Rp1 million, the smartphone immediately became a favorite for most. Especially with the decent spec that it has.

Recently, the mid-range smartphone went viral as a meme for failing to meet the expectation of the user. But behind the viral meme, Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime has intriguing facts that you may not know yet. What are they? Find out below.

1. Student’s Smartphone

Since the release in 2016, Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime has been a favorite of many, especially students. Yup, the smartphone from Samsung is quite tempting because of its affordable price yet it brings a decent spec to the table. Especially in 2016, where smartphone tech is transitioning from 3G to 4G LTE. resulting in many students starting to use a 4G LTE smartphone. Did you use this Samsung smartphone too?

2. A Prime Series that Doesn’t Feel “Prime”

Of the J Prime series released by Samsung, J2 Prime is the only one that lacks the “Prime” aspect. It’s because of the plastic material used on the smartphone. Especially the screen that is a fingerprint magnet so it will always look dirty.

3. In-Between Spec

Samsung J2 Prime’s spec was decent for 2016. Powered by GPU Mali-T720 MP2, RAM 1,5 GB, quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor clocking at 1,4GHz, and chipset MediaTek MT6737T. It was a significant increase from the previous generation.

When it was released, Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime came with Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) OS right out of the box. Interestingly, the smartphone comes with a hybrid dual-slot SIM card and 1 microSD slot so the user can switch between their cellular without turning the phone off.

For the security feature, the phone lacks a fingerprint sensor. But it had other features such as unlock pattern, PIN, and password that were available by default.

The smartphone had an 8 MP plus LED Flash at the back. And a 5MP selfie camera with a Selfie Flash feature.

Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime also had other helpful apps such as Smart Manager. The app can quickly and easily check the phone’s status. Such as  RAM usage, Internal Storage usage, security status, and battery status.

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4. Heats Up Quickly

One of the downsides of Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime was that the phone heats up quickly. The phone was known to heat up quickly when running an app or playing games. Especially when used for playing a heavy mobile game.

5. Storage Always Full 

There’s nothing more annoying than getting a notification telling you that the storage is full. Samsung J2 Prime was a phone that often notify the user about its full storage. The internal storage of this smartphone is only 8GB. So the user can’t download too many apps. The user usually purchased an SD Card to solve the issue.

6. An Active Facebook Group

No one expected to see Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime has an enthusiast group with massive followers! The group is full of both current and former users of the phone where they often share their struggle or meme about the smartphone.

7. Best-Selling Samsung Smartphone

Of all the smartphones released by Samsung Indonesia, Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime is the best-selling model in Indonesia. It was proven by Samsung Indonesia in 2017, where the company noted a 5% increase from January-August 2017 thanks to Galaxy J2 Prime.

So it’s not surprising to see many people carrying Samsung Galaxy J2 prime, even until this day.

Those are the facts about Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime. Are you one of the people that still use this smartphone? Stay tuned for more information about games and don’t forget to follow Dunia Games on Facebook and Instagram.

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