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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 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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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory1 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density207.0 ppi401.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 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 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticMetalPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNoNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
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
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Regional
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnoyes
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time540.0 h350.0 h370.0 h
Talk time13.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonoyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

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