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Apple iPhone 5C Mobile Phone
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Apple iPhone 5S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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4.1 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
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4 editorial reviews
It's busy at the bottom, and the Core Prime struggles to stand out.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime is a compact Android phone for Verizon Wireless users that reaches its low cost through limited internal storage and lots of bloatware.Read more
This entry-level Android smartphone walks the walk and talks the talk, but a few dollars more will buy you a better phone.Read more
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 8Apple iOS 11Android 5.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Apple A7 APL0698Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR G6430Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in4.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px480 x 800 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFTAMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi207.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesnoyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB16 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height4.9 in4.87 in5.15 in5.16 in
Width2.33 in2.31 in2.67 in2.55 in
Depth0.35 in0.3 in0.35 in0.36 in
Weight4.66 oz3.95 oz4.59 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCnonoyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
LightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNoNo
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
nono

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSS-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1510.0 mAh1560.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h250.0 h540.0 h440.0 h
Talk time10.0 h10.0 h13.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging nononono

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