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Samsung Galaxy Core Lite Mobile Phone
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4.7 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.3 in4.8 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density199.0 ppi217.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.6 f
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.24 in4.93 in5.38 in
Width2.76 in2.6 in2.78 in
Depth0.39 in0.33 in0.34 in
Weight5.19 oz4.09 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS4.0
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
Sim card size
N/A
Mini-SIMMicro-SIM
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
710.0 h830.0 h
Talk time
N/A
18.0 h22.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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