The Galaxy J2(2016) is the first budget phone from Samsung to come in silver, and I have to say the color helps the J2(2016) look more premium than it actually is. It doesn’t feel that great in the hand because of the all-plastic build, but you won’t get a feeling of cheapness either. I just wish Samsung had stuck with the soft-touch rear panel from the original J2, which would have improved both ergonomics and in-hand feel. But then the company wouldn’t have been able to put those stripes on the back, so I guess it is a trade-off for adding visual flare to the design.We would generally tackle a phone’s performance or camera this early into the review, but for the Galaxy J2(2016) that honor has to go to the Smart Glow notification ring. With Smart Glow, Samsung wants users to have a cool way of being notified, but right off the bat the idea falls flat as Smart Glow is on the back of the phone. Samsung says college kids like keeping their phone upside down while sitting around with friends, so that they can keep the phone from distracting them. The problem is, most folks buying the J2(2016) are unlikely to be students or college kids - those college kids are probably hip enough to have opted for better smartphones from Chinese manufacturers like Xiaomi.