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Samsung Galaxy Core Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy J3
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Editiorial reviews
6
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
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50 %
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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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3.6 out of 5
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User rating
41
4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 5.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.5 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 800 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi207.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTSuper AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.09 in5.15 in5.6 in
Width2.66 in2.67 in2.8 in
Depth0.35 in0.35 in0.31 in
Weight4.37 oz4.59 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h540.0 h330.0 h
Talk time14.0 h13.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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