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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime

Apple iPhone 5

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F 4, 17 - GSM A1428
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429
  1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
  1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F
LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 30. Released 2014, October 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
Weight 156 g (5.50 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Display
Type TFT IPS LCD
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/2.2 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Features face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB microUSB 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors White, Gray, Gold Black/Slate, White/Silver
SAR 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G5306W, SM-G5308W, SM-G5309W, SM-G530BT, SM-G530F, SM-G530FQ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530H, SM-G531F, SM-G531H, SM-G530T, SM-G530W, SM-G530Y, SM-G530AZ, SM-G531Y, SM-G530T1, SM-G531M, SM-G530A, SM-G530M, SM-G531BT, SM-G530MU, SM-G530P A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2
Price About 140 EUR About 340 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 520
Basemark X: 1904
Basemark X: 2229
Display Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
Audio quality Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 51h

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