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Samsung Galaxy Core Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 V Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1.5GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.5 in5.0 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 800 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi207.0 ppi294.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f2.6 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Internal storage
N/A
8 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Blue
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.09 in5.15 in5.6 in4.78 in
Width2.66 in2.67 in2.81 in2.48 in
Depth0.35 in0.35 in0.31 in0.39 in
Weight4.37 oz4.59 oz4.87 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.14.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
No

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h540.0 h250.0 h450.0 h
Talk time14.0 h13.0 h25.0 h14.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
no

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