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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core 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
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
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5
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
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
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
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

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

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS LCD
Pixel density207.0 ppi401.0 ppi218.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 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 fps
N/A
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
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.13.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
N/A
NFCyesno
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)noyes
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
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh1800.0 mAh
Standby time540.0 h350.0 h
N/A
Talk time13.0 h21.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

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