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Samsung Galaxy Core Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
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Tecno S5 Mobile Phone
Tecno S5
Editiorial reviews
6
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
50 %
2 stars
0 %
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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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User rating
41
4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
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3 stars
34 %
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
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36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
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35
4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870MediaTek MT6572
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB1 GB3 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.5 in5.5 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi207.0 ppi401.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS TFTIPS LCD
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB256GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Internal storage
N/A
8 GB16 GB
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.09 in5.15 in5.97 in5.35 in
Width2.66 in2.67 in2.95 in2.71 in
Depth0.35 in0.35 in0.31 in0.42 in
Weight4.37 oz4.59 oz5.89 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.13.0 HS
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-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
nono
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesno
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
N/A
Video output
N/A
NoNo
N/A

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h540.0 h350.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h13.0 h21.0 h
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
N/A
Fast charging
N/A
nono
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
nono
N/A

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