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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Samsung Galaxy Core Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core
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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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3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
50 %
2 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 %
41
4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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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
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1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.1Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 203ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory4 GB1 GB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.3 in4.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M262K16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px480 x 800 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density386.0 ppi217.0 ppi207.0 ppi207.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
nono

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 recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
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 Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 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
N/A
4 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
MaterialMetal
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height6.18 in5.09 in5.13 in5.15 in
Width3.06 in2.66 in2.68 in2.67 in
Depth0.31 in0.35 in0.39 in0.35 in
Weight6.0 oz4.37 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 supportyesyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.13.0 HS4.04.0
NFCyes
N/A
noyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
nono
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
NoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • 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+HSDPA
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
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 UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
noyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h500.0 h190.0 h540.0 h
Talk time25.0 h14.0 h7.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yesyes

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