Samsung announces its first Android Go phone

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Samsung has announced the Galaxy J2 Core, the company’s first phone to run Android Go. As previously leaked, that doesn’t mean stock Android in this case — Go is a stripped-down version of the operating system with lighter versions of Google apps and optimizations for lower-end devices, but there’s still a layer of Samsung UI on top. The J2 Core is based on Android 8.1 Oreo, not the upcoming Android 9 Pie version of Go.

Here’s the list of specs for Samsung’s Galaxy J2 Core:

  • 960 x 540 LCD
  • an Exynos 7570 processor
  • 2,600mAh battery
  • 8-megapixel f/2.2 rear-facing camera
  • 5-megapixel f/2.2 selfie camera
  • 1GB of RAM
  • 8GB of storage

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