Galaxy J2 Prime: Can It Game in 2023?

Today we are going to take a trip down nostalgia lane and see if we can run these applications on the J2 Prime! Was this your first smartphone?
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[@yet_another_communist]

The MobileTV app probably was never released to the US, since the US uses ATSC for digital television communications. In Brazil we use ISDB-T, same as Japan. But the correct name is ISDB-Tb and for Brazil specially it's SBTVD (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital or "Brazilian Digital Television System" in English). It's a completely different tech compared to ATSC, it can work everywhere mostly, you can literally just buy a tiny digital TV that uses 1seg or ISDB-Tmm as their comms tech. Actually Brazil improved the main specification the time ISDB come to Brazil (added support to H264 and etc.), that's why here it's called ISDB-Tb.

[@yet_another_communist]

One major difference between the 1seg in Japan and in Brazil, is that 1seg in Japan runs at 15FPS, but in Brazil it runs at 30FPS, so you get a smoother picture.

[@yet_another_communist]

When I say it can run everywhere mostly, is that a signal using ISDB will go far away compared to ATSC for example, and even DVB-T (Since ISDB-T is supposed to be a better alternative/evolution of the DVB-T standard)

[@Amanullah-dx5uy]

mobiletv link please.

[@johnzoid74]

that’s amazing! thanks for such a thorough comment again. I’ve purchased many mini tvs and karaoke type tvs in USA and USA no longer has these services so without some form of an adapter to do basically a screen share.. it’s a bit boring to that end. you can hook up a console to it though and that’s a good time too.. but Mobile tv is unreal! Yay for Brazil!!

[@Amanullah-dx5uy]

@@johnzoid74 can you please send the link for mobile TV apk?

[@ShadowLady1]

Makes you appreciate how good mid range phones are now but i still miss the physical buttons and headphone jack😢

[@johnzoid74]

same 😔

[@cesar6479]

​​@@johnzoid74fr using the galaxy on5 even in 2017 was fun. Nowadays phones are way too similar, even using the v60 but man phones were better in many cases back in the day

[@Legula0]

Yeah....i'm lucky tho.... my phone is an A51 so it has headphone jack😊😊

[@asanime80]

I still have mine. It's the 8GB version. I was actually using it actively until a couple months ago and it ran most apps well on latest versions like instagram, youtube(not latest but a functioning version), twitter.

[@johnzoid74]

why did you switch? I mean 8gb super sparse so I get that part for sure lol

[@asanime80]

@@johnzoid74 I was going to university and needed a new phone as I needed new OS and battery. Although I still love it. Also I needed better cameras.

[@vivianlevine]

While watching this video, I realized that even though Android phones (especially older ones which are not flagship/mid-range level) almost do not get a software update at all, years after they have been discontinued they can still be usable to some extent because they can download some modern apps. It's the effect of the Android Operating System's fragmentation which is beneficial for people who are still using older Android phones/tablets. Not to mention that sideloading and custom ROMs can also drastically improve their experience. Also, I can also feel the nostalgia with those games that you played with the device and I was also in school during those years. I'm 26; I think we're in the same age group 🙂

[@Nobodyishimmaybe]

My classmate had this phone, and I was constantly helping him install games.

[@johnzoid74]

you’re a real one for that

[@SK555X]

​@@johnzoid74buy a bom- smartphone called LG k10 💀

[@SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim]

as someone who was alive in 2015 and had a smartphone, these are indeed the *Essentials* 🍞

[@AndreLuiz-zf6wq]

to me the essentials were danmaku death, n64 emulator(+the n64 essentials), bullet force, block city wars, minecraft PE 0.16, and gba emulator

[@kindofanmol]

Dude pls never stop making these videos. The nostalgia hits HARD!

[@hongkong8907]

Man, I remember the struggle of having 8GB if storage. Glad I only used it as a secondary phone back around 2016 - 2019, my daily driver was the iPhone 4S which had 16GB storage. Now pretty much every phone nowadays has at least 128GB of storage, it’s absolutely insane how far phones have come the last 4 years.

[@Dr_Hingis]

Oh hey! I had a regular J2 for the longest time, that was my main phone until 2019 when I replaced it with a Galaxy a90 5G and oh boy what a MASSIVE leap that was! Nowdays I just use my J2 for older android apps that can't run on modern android.

[@remnatsuki8773]

I had this phone when I was in 9th grade. I actually love this phone particularly because of camera. And especially because of its durability; it fell many times but the screen never breaks

[@hirokurobane9145]

I would be having one as backup if I can ever find one near me

[@davezhu7651]

Bro is playing games everywhere LMAO. by your wife, in the hospital, in the jungle, and in a captains house?

[@johnzoid74]

you never know when I’m gonna whip out the J2

[@bedrocklolgame]

Seeing people use outdated phones with outdated os on it is really cool! I have an OPPO A83 as my daily driver that was bought back in 2019 and has Android 7.1.1 in it. It still supports almost every apps but companies started dropping support meaning I will eventually have no options left except to buy a new one.

[@AndreLuiz-zf6wq]

back in the early days it was common, people were still using, supporting, and developing for android 2.x in 2013

[@eylemuyavul3055]

u can use a custom rom at some point but well its an oppo phone so might not have much options about custom roms!

[@user-vz4bo1en8x]

That's the downside of using brands like Oppo that pretty much never update their phones. I had a Samsung A10 in 2019 (low end) that was updated till Android 11, with security patches up till Q1/2023

[@eylemuyavul3055]

@@user-vz4bo1en8x they did to newer phones like oppo reno 5 lite as i remember got from android 10 to 12

[@ShinRyujinAkingIniirog]

that is literally the phone im using rn, it's so sad that there are many apps that aren't supported anymore

[@eduardopaulino3391]

This got me some hard nostalgia, I used to have this same smartphone and it was the best gaming era for me. Also, I'm glad that you liked our country, we're always open-arms ;)

[@AnthonyKing-yk4tn]

I had one of those in high-school. It was my first smartphone

[@hazerou8601]

Highway rider, Earn to die, Zombie highway and a lot more og games are so addictive but fun back in the day!

[@LyssieLysse]

I had this phone in white after my LG took a nasty fall and ended itself in 2016. I had some wonderful memories with this phone.

[@Silly_Billy0_0]

I'm from Brazil and my mother watches this channel a lot

[@colportw]

Nice Video!

[@adrianc.valentin5407]

I didn't had a Galaxy J2 Prime, but rather a Galaxy Grand Prime. It's a similar model to the one you presented in this video,except that it was released in 2015, one year before the J2. It reminds me of the good times when I used to root my phones I owned, back when I was in middle school, and also when I played classics such as Cut the Rope, Subway Surfers or Temple Run.

[@Breadsticks58]

I've been using a samsung C9 since 2018, runs super well still.

[@NehemYah810]

I remember this was all over for quite awhile.

[@mukhtar__]

nice video, man! these were sold here (in Egypt) as 'Galaxy Grand Prime', but i'm pretty sure it's the exact same phone in the video, just under a different name.

[@ltBanshiro]

Different ones actually, in Brazil we algo had The Grand Prime

[@vinicius18103]

Your wife is from Brazil? Awesome! Cheers from Brazil bro

[@e64pro]

cod roads to victory is an underrated game since its fun and has medium difficulty. 9/10 game would recommend if you dont care about graphics

[@johnzoid74]

yeah I am unsure if anyone loves it because I’ve never heard it referenced.. ever!

[@lucash1955]

nice videos you got, thanks from brazil

[@skunkhero]

My dad used to own a white one a while back and it was honestly a solid phone, I liked most of the features in it and I also used to play games on it until he eventually dropped it and it died. R.I.P

[@i3_i9]

I find it funny that in Connecticut rn it’s freezing and winter and you’re just chilling with shorts and t shirts lmao

[@johnzoid74]

I love in Utah.. it’s going to be so cold getting back 😂

[@ricardodavis4634]

In 2021 that was my dad's company phone but he gave me to use until my 19th birthday they upgraded me to a Galaxy A21s that I'm currently using now. The only problems I had with the J2 Prime was just a storage capacity😅, but anything else, that's the best phone I ever using.😌

[@thewaffle3945]

whats best in older phones is the camera quite low quality photos but nostalgic feeling the coloring and other things were best

[@kz_chi]

I am also using an old Samsung midrange phone, was released also in 2016 and it's still holding on strong. It's the Galaxy C9 Pro, costed me around 600 dollars when it was released, did not expect it to last this long. So far besides software updates slowing it down and the battery turning into shit along the years, its pretty much still VERY useable

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

I had a J Luna pro from like 2016 through 2019. And then I got the enthusiastbog and started buying expensive flagships... Pixels, LG V60, But for years I lived on these cheap Samsung prepaids from Walmart

[@jeremiasdrumond7457]

This phone actually plays 1080p KZbin videos smoothly. Sadly mine died out a couple years ago.

[@scramblerbricks7293]

If there was a 2023/2024 version of this phone with modern software, a modern chip set, and 256 gigs of storage then I'd daily drive this sucker. Call me old fashioned but I honestly do prefer the look of this phone over my current Samsung Galaxy s22 ultra. The physical home button, removable (swappable) battery, and headphone jack just hits all my boxes for a good phone, hell I honestly kinda like the borders on the screen, it gives my fat fingers something to hold on to without accidentally touching the damn screen when im not using a case.

[@lucash1955]

damn, so you went to naufragados beach? one of the best beaches here in florianópolis!

[@tommystoe]

i had this phone when i was a freshman in high school and it was so sturdy. It fell off a fair ride from probs 50 feet. screen was shattered and the battery fell out but it still turned on and worked perfectly fine. Good times

[@johnzoid74]

only downside was when you were texting on it and the glass slivers that you got caught in your fingers lol

[@Naxeerr]

I was always surprised when Geometry Dash ran very well on old Samsungs. There was no delay at all. It actually seemed to me that I didn’t even have time to press, but the cube had already jumped)) I didn’t notice this on other smartphones at that time.

[@MrMrPortal]

This was my very first phone back then ❤

[@VarVarJeg]

i have the j5 from 2016, I love it but I switched to an S21 ages ago

[@TheSillyDoggo]

is that glass on the front cuz it looks nice

[@Jordansklar0698]

first phone i activated was a LG k7 also known as the LG Tribute 5 back in 2016 i was 18 got my first job at walmart and bought my first smart phone and had service i thought it was so cool lol than i got the galaxy on5 and loved that phone lol

[@Dbstarwastaken]

❤ underatted

[@theepicone7464]

Can you also do stuff like installing custom firmware..

[@user-sk4uu8di2v]

Love you bro and hi❤❤❤

[@thedinosaurz]

Geometry dash is extremely popular and we’re getting an update very soon 😮😮

[@anissouane2953]

Finally a cod roads to victory enjoyer that game was great

[@RNSfurainke]

Amaizing❤

[@yet_another_communist]

Just as a funny note, I'm literally running a Minecraft Server in my J2 Prime, if you want pictures, you can ask lol.

[@johnzoid74]

hahah that’s so cool. yeah man shoot them to me on Instagram- if you send me a message I’ll respond. I don’t do much there but message 🙂

[@yet_another_communist]

@@johnzoid74 I sent you a DM there, I'll wait till u accept it, posted on my channel the video though, captions recommended lol

[@jackwilson5542]

That TV app worked because in Brazil they still have analogue TV... It was phased out in the US/EU in around 2007.

[@k.ggaming3.045]

Link

[@stealth999]

Nice video

[@johnzoid74]

Thanks

[@xaropiFM]

I already had an LG Joy, it was very outdated, not even the KZbin app worked as the latest update was not compatible, but I had a good time playing some random copies of Minecraft and GTA since my phone wouldn't able to play

[@Top5cring]

i miss mine, it was such a good little phone for the price. they knew how to design a good shell back then. functional not pretty.

[@mikaelastefkova]

Aww these monkeys were adorable! I'm so sorry you've gotten bitten:((

[@NoMadManKZ]

Интересный обзор телефона с природой. Это шикарно 👍

[@Rick_Dalton18]

This phone is a masterpiece

[@sozocagadas9956]

I still have it, it also has Microsoft apps

[@_Younes_]

It hurt watching this video on my my j4+ look like the end is coming lol . I have one question is there no problem if i buy a microSD for more storage or should i have done it before?

[@paullyy08]

It would be appreciated if you make a video on Galaxy J7 Max in the 2023. I've using it as my primary device since 2017.

[@ms-1609]

I someone who had a j2 prime as my first device.(and sadly lost it) I L O V E D this phone i played plants vs zombies. Roblox and other games. It was great!

[@ASh24-vk8ol]

Brother I Have a Samsung J7 Prime which I'm using from like 4 years and it runs like butter and doesn't even lags idk how its the best phone and it's battery goes 1 days easily (Beating Apple😂). I still play genshin Impact and COD And it runs them smoothly. The best part is it doesn't even has a scratch on the screen due to the gorilla glass which is fire dude🎉. I think it could be used 3-5 more years. I still dont go into the option of going for a new phone coz it already fulfils all my basic and gaming needs. It was a flagship that time and still its camera is fire.

[@johnzoid74]

I might need to pick one of them up you have me excited now!!

[@laptop_1]

Can you do a video on the "Intex Aqua Active" please? That was my first ever Android phone (2013) It had 3.5" screen, 1Ghz Processor, 128MB of RAM, 256MB ROM, it ran on Android 2.3.5, It had a pre-installed game called "Moto racing"! I wrecked that phone up later on😭 but I really miss it today a lot and I can't find it anywhere to buy now-a-days! Could you make a video on that phone? 😢

[@s4fari]

heya, you should give a try on the Galaxy A family, it's a intermediary class of smartphones very well sold in Brazil by Samsung, they are really great phones, since they had a huge upgrade for its kind and have now a fair price for what it offers, since Xiaomi, a chinese tech brand arrived here around 2018 having good specs for a lower price, so it made other brands upgrade their low cost phones in the country, so you can get a decent phone as A33 for a fair price, and here we can use these phones for 3 or 5 years or more.

[@orussonobrasil]

Tá em Santa Catarina? Pô, tava aqui do lado. Eu sou russo, moro aqui há mais de 20 anos hehe. Cheers man!

[@johnzoid74]

sim! Muito legal!! Prolonguei a estadia e ainda está aqui. adoro SC. O que te trouxe aqui ❤️❤️

[@danielblair7]

Where can I get the mobile tv app

[@erkinjonYT]

My friend uses the same phone like this.

[@blukat9903]

I work in phone repair and it's a great shame that those phones are getting out of the market because app developers are discontinuing those older devices

[@johnzoid74]

yes I agree

[@Galaxy.Windows]

0:26 i have USB-C and i love MicroUSB

[@ТІР]

i still use my j3 (somewhat regularly)

[@bakaneko6639]

I have one as a main phone but a 8 gig version, bought in 2018 , used it until mid 2023 because nothing modern run well

[@halsonramnath1962]

Hi I was waiting to see if you were going to address the " running out storage " notification plus why does she not support Whatsapp- Cheers

[@ms0_u]

I had this phone, the 16 GB version ofc, for 6 years straight 😅 it was definitely a struggle but it's still going strong

[@johnzoid74]

6 years! that’s a feat for ANY device.. impressive! I go through phones like socks.. I’m so accident prone lol

[@EuropaeusOrigo]

There should be kits to replace the micro usb port of some of these legendary phones to usb c. Put a nice clean custom android rom on there, put in usb c. BOOM! You've got a pretty okay cheap phone!

[@johnzoid74]

that would be super cool..

[@duyanhtran9494]

I remember that i accidently broke my samsung galaxy j2 prime eMMC because i flash custom rom and stock rom too much time

[@Reptalica]

I bought one for 13 buck,and they are not some random people on Facebook marketplace but a shop that sell second hand phone.

[@enemini]

Just watched the hungry shark park, went to the app store to download it, first thing in suggested was hungry shark.

[@johnzoid74]

Google and Apple always watching 👀😂

[@grantroy5349]

What tv app is it

[@234trhbgfdert]

6:55 Madden NFL 08 - Refference to Scott the woz ?

[@codex4088]

It has a super amoled display

[@Cuaks778]

Love content like this. Even me use singlecore 1Ghz cortex A7 with 512mb 4inch phone(indonesian local brand, mito) for gaming, Epsxe only get 30-50 fps, so i lock fps to 40. Drastic can run but very slow motion maybe under 20fps, i test mariokartDS. PPSSPP i test too play WO2 but even use frameskip still bad fps, not enjoyable to play. Only GBA can run well, stable 30/60fps. Best use is only for MP3 player i think, as my 3rd phone. Just buy this phone 3month ago. 🤣

[@user-vz4bo1en8x]

J1/J2/J4 Prime or standard versions were considered bad from day one here in Brazil from being very slow even for the era standards. People would prefer the J5 and J7 series or other great phones such as the Asus Zenfone, Motorola G2/G3 and so on.

[@411DESHAWN]

I still till this day play temple run on my iPhone 15 pro max 😂

[@Ezzy1989]

I have a galaxy alpha. LOVE the form factor but just heartbroken most apps dont run on it anymore. Hardware still seems fine and it's in relatively pristine condition with a removable battery but kneecapped by software..sigh... Planned obsolescence at its finest...

[@JayyyNz]

Maybe try a custom rom

[@Ezzy1989]

@@JayyyNz the galaxy alpha runs on an exynos chipset..so custom roms arent that strong. Plus it seems development for that phone has stopped as the last android version based on a quick Google search is android 8.1 only.. which is quite a bit behind current android 14...

[@SillyLittleCuber]

Miss my 2nd phone

[@cesar6479]

10:12 that's a typa pineapple my guy! 🍍

[@johnzoid74]

no way… that’s like my favorite fruit.

[@cesar6479]

​@@johnzoid74 nicee and ya can even try planting your own by chopping off the crown and you can look up the many simple steps on yt

[@wlb70]

Make a video about samsung grand prime plus i used it for more than 2 years 2021-2023

[@freddy-oy5ue]

wow one of the channels also are from here

[@darkpegasus7816]

My J2 died a week ago. I just tried to reflash stock firmware on it and while the flash tool is formatting everything electricity went out and now it won't even boot to download mode. 😅

[@yourlocalbentonion]

12:59 yes

[@AlanElChato]

6:15 is that a Scott The Woz Reference?!?!?!?

[@musicgamelover7341]

Watching on j8 the last j series phone 😢 launched in 2018, still playing Pubg mobile on this 😅😅

[@johnzoid74]

dang that’s super impressive.. I’m gonna try running PUBG myself now 😂

[@rajputan9032]

0:20 my mother uses galaxy j7 which my brother gave as a gift to my sister 😂...its a family treasury

[@fttdhy]

bro it was my phone and 3 weeks ago I just bought another phone with a good specs!

[@Utsav-ic2hp]

Can someone give me link of mobile tv application for android 6 i wanna try it on j200g custom rom

[@dynahzm]

REMOVABLE BATTERY IS A LEGEND

[@YoloTub3]

Imagine running lobotomy dash 2.2 levels

[@TronsmartTrip_basstest124]

I have that phone but the battery expanded so i had to order a new battery for the phone

[@Craft2guardian]

My first phone was j3 mini!!!!!

[@Mr_chicken77]

You should check the Samsung galaxy fame

[@raza_the_nerd]

I used j2 prime with custom rom in 2018

[@lucasrabelodevasconcellos1735]

Love how he casually passes by the "carro desgovernado atinge mulheres" news with no clue of what it means 😂

[@johnzoid74]

holy crap that’s horrible i I just translated 😂💀 horrible timing lol

[@lucasrabelodevasconcellos1735]

@@johnzoid74 shit happens ahahah that's news in brazil for you