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Gaba A5 Mobile Phone
Gaba A5
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 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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3.6 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 5.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1.5GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in5.0 in4.8 in
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px480 x 800 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi207.0 ppi294.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nonoyes
HDR
N/A
nonono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f2.6 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Height6.14 in5.15 in5.6 in5.38 in
Width3.02 in2.67 in2.8 in2.78 in
Depth0.27 in0.35 in0.31 in0.34 in
Weight5.11 oz4.59 oz4.87 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesno
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
Micro-USB
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
nonoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2200.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time
N/A
540.0 h330.0 h830.0 h
Talk time
N/A
13.0 h22.0 h22.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nonono
Wireless charging
N/A
nonono

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