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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
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S4
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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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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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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 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory768 MB1 GB3 GB2 GB
CPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410

Display

Screen size4.5 in4.5 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors262K16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density207.0 ppi207.0 ppi401.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displaynonoyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
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
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

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

Storage

Internal storage4 GB8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB256GB64GB
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
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticMetalPlastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.13 in5.15 in5.97 in5.38 in
Width2.68 in2.67 in2.95 in2.75 in
Depth0.39 in0.35 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.87 oz4.59 oz5.89 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednononoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyesyes
Video outputNoNoNoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
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
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnoyes
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time190.0 h540.0 h350.0 h370.0 h
Talk time7.0 h13.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nononoyes

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