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Apple iPhone 6S Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Core Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
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Editiorial reviews
22
4.5 out of 5
15 user ratings
5 stars
73 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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6
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
50 %
2 stars
0 %
1 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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User rating
37
4.1 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
0 %
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37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A9Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory2 GB1 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.3 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px800 x 480 px480 x 800 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi217.0 ppi207.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
no
HDRno
N/A
no
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
8 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Space grey
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gray
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.09 in5.15 in
Width2.64 in2.66 in2.67 in
Depth0.28 in0.35 in0.35 in
Weight5.04 oz4.37 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.23.0 HS4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1715.0 mAh1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h500.0 h540.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
no

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