In a bid to disrupt the entry-level smartphone market, Samsung on Friday brought its first "Android Go" budget smartphone "Galaxy J2 Core" to India that offers faster speed and better performance.

The new smartphone comes with a 5-inch quadHD display, 8MP rear camera with flash, 5MP front camera, 1GB RAM and 8GB internal storage, running on 8.1 Oreo-based "Android Go", which is the lighter version of Google's operating system, designed for entry-level smartphones, the company wrote in a blog post.