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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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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
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Editiorial reviews
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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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2 editorial reviews
Cricket Wireless' $180 entry-level smartphone lures you in with its 8-megapixel shooter.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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5 editorial reviews
The Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) marked Samsung's first foray into making budget smartphones with premium builds, a ...Read more
You get a solid camera, decent display and nostalgic design with the Galaxy J7 Prime, but similarly priced budget phones offer more pizazz.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy J7 is an affordable midrange phablet on Boost Mobile that offers good bang for the buck compared with rivals.Read more
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User rating
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory768 MB1 GB1.5GB3 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916ARM Cortex-A53Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Display

Screen size4.5 in4.5 in5.0 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors262K16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 800 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density207.0 ppi207.0 ppi220.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displaynonoyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f1.9 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage4 GB8 GB32 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
N/A
Metal
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.13 in5.15 in5.7 in5.97 in
Width2.68 in2.67 in2.84 in2.95 in
Depth0.39 in0.35 in0.35 in0.31 in
Weight4.87 oz4.59 oz5.64 oz5.89 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyes
N/A
no
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyesyes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
No
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+
N/A
HSPA+
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time190.0 h540.0 h
N/A
350.0 h
Talk time7.0 h13.0 h
N/A
21.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nono
N/A
no

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