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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
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Tecno S5 Mobile Phone
Tecno S5
Editiorial reviews
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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 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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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
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
35
4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870MediaTek MT6572
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB1 GB3 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 800 px960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
IPS TFTIPS LCD
Pixel density207.0 ppi220.0 ppi401.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
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
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
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

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB8 GB16 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB256GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Dimensions

Height5.15 in5.7 in5.97 in5.35 in
Width2.67 in2.84 in2.95 in2.71 in
Depth0.35 in0.34 in0.31 in0.42 in
Weight4.59 oz5.5 oz5.89 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednonono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.13.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesno
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyes
N/A
Video outputNoNoNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

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
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh3300.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time540.0 h
N/A
350.0 h
N/A
Talk time13.0 h17.0 h21.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnonono
N/A
Wireless charging nonono
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion

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