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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
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Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core 2
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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8
3.8 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
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
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
34
4.1 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
47 %
3 stars
23 %
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 4.2Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory4 GB1 GB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.0 in4.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M262K16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px480 x 800 px
TechnologyIPS LCDTN TFT
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density386.0 ppi233.0 ppi207.0 ppi207.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nonono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB4 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
MaterialMetalPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height6.18 in4.77 in5.13 in5.15 in
Width3.06 in2.47 in2.68 in2.67 in
Depth0.31 in0.39 in0.39 in0.35 in
Weight6.0 oz4.06 oz4.87 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnoyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.04.0
NFCyesyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesnono
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNoNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
nonono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesnoyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh1500.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h370.0 h190.0 h540.0 h
Talk time25.0 h8.0 h7.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nononono
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes

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