We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Compare 3 products

Close
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
Close
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
Close
Tecno S5 Mobile Phone
Tecno S5
Editiorial reviews
4
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
Read editorial reviews
4
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
Read editorial reviews
User rating
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
26 %
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
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916MediaTek MT6572
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB1 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 800 px960 x 540 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
IPS LCD
Pixel density207.0 ppi220.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB8 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.03.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nono
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time540.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time13.0 h17.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Often compared with Tecno S5