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Jiayu S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
JiaYu probably isn't a brand you've heard of, but if a 5.5" 1080p display, 3 GB RAM and a large 3050 mAh battery interests you, then you'll find this to be the best bang-for-buck smartphone available.Read more
After a week of testing the highly anticipated JiaYu S3 we have got everything together to let you know how we feel about this flagship Mediatek phone. Keep reading for the full JiaYu S3 review.Read more
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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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3 editorial reviews
Congratulations, it’s twins! The Samsung I5800 Galaxy 3 and I5801 Galaxy Apollo are both in our office and they’re keen to show everybody that Android is...Read more
The Express is equipped with a decent 5-megapixel camera, a dual-core processor, and 4G LTE speeds -- all for just $100.Read more
The Samsung J3 2018 and Galaxy Express Prime 3 are a pair of identical phones, yet one is a better bargain than the other.Read more
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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 Grand Prime has an ambitious name, but behind it is an ordinary midrange phone. It puts functionality ahead of screen fidelity,...Read more
In-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, Qualcomm Adreno 306, 5.0", 0.2 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and evaluationsRead more
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
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 %
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.3 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreSingle-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 306
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory3 GB1 GB1 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in4.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px480 x 800 px800 x 480 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density400.0 ppi207.0 ppi207.0 ppi220.0 ppi
HDRnononono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB8 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • White
  • White
  • Grey
  • Gold
  • Black
Material
N/A
Plastic
N/A
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.14.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesnoyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
no
N/A
no
Video output
N/A
NoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2050.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnononono
Standby time
N/A
540.0 h240.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
13.0 h12.0 h17.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

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