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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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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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4
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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3.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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User rating
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
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4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
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2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution480 x 800 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
Super AMOLED
Pixel density207.0 ppi220.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
no
HDRnonono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • White
  • Grey
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.15 in5.7 in5.6 in
Width2.67 in2.84 in2.8 in
Depth0.35 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz5.5 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyes
Video outputNoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time540.0 h
N/A
330.0 h
Talk time13.0 h17.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

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