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Samsung Z2 review: 2016 Tizen entry.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2016·$90
Overall
48/100
Class rank
#33 of 57
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Samsung Z2.

Z2 refreshed Samsung's Tizen line in 2016 — sub-$100 4G LTE for India.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

TypeTFT
Size4.0"
Resolution800 x 480

02Performance

44/100

44/100 trails the 49-point cohort average for budget phones of 2016.

ChipsetSC9830
RAM1 GB
Storage8 GB + microSD

03Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Main5 MP
FrontVGA

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2016.

Capacity1,500 mAh (removable)

05Software

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker software results among budget phones of 2016 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Sub-$100 Tizen 4G.
  • Removable battery.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • 5 MP cam.
What doesn't
  • SC9830 weak.
  • Tizen app ecosystem thin.
  • WVGA only.
  • 8 GB storage.
Cross-shop it against
LeEco Le 2
$180 · score 67/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 57-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .