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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
10
3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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16
4.0 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
11 %
4 stars
88 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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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User rating
40
3.9 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 11Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.4 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506
N/A
ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
8 GB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.0 in4.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M262K16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2340 x 1080 px800 x 480 px480 x 800 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Super IPS+
Flexible OLED
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi432.0 ppi207.0 ppi207.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
nono
HDRnoyesnono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.8"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
16.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
107.0 °
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.0
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
128 GB4 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Moonlight white
  • Silver
  • White
  • Turquoise
  • Pink
  • Black
Just black
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 6
  • 100% recycled aluminium enclosure
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height6.01 in5.7 in5.13 in5.15 in
Width3.05 in2.77 in2.68 in2.67 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.39 in0.35 in
Weight5.47 oz5.33 oz4.87 oz4.59 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card size
  • Micro-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
nono
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
noyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
nono
Video outputNo
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • 5G NR FR1
  • 5G NR FR2
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences800 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
noyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh4080.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h
N/A
190.0 h540.0 h
Talk time25.4 h
N/A
7.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging noyesnono
Wireless charging standard
N/A
Qi
N/A
N/A

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