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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - G360F	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - G360H
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G360BT
	HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G360T (T-Mobile)
4G Network	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - G360G	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
	1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - G360F
	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 17 - G360BT
	2, 4, 12 - G360T (T-Mobile)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, November. Released 2014, November	2016, March 31. Released 2016, May 06
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm (5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)	142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.60 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight	130 g (4.59 oz)	138 g (4.87 oz)
Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Asahi Dragontrail), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM (USA models only)

Display
Type	TFT	Super AMOLED
Size	4.5 inches, 57.6 cm² (~64.9% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm² (~68.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~207 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection		Asahi Dragontrail Glass

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) or Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)	Spreadtrum SC9830 Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm) - USA
CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - USA
GPU	Adreno 306	Mali-400 Mali-T720 - USA

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	8GB 1GB RAM	8GB 1.5GB RAM, 16GB 2GB RAM
	eMMC 4.5	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.6, AF	8 MP, f/2.2, AF 5 MP, f/2.2, AF - USA
Features	LED flash	LED flash, HDR
Video	720p@30fps	720p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	2 MP	2 MP (USA) 5 MP, f/2.2 (all other regions)
Video		720p@30fps

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Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0/4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes (LTE models, except SM-G360BT)	Yes (market dependent)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	FM radio, RDS, recording (market dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity	Accelerometer, proximity
	Digital TV (SM-G360BT)

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Stand-by		Up to 349 h
Talk time	Up to 13 h (3G)	Up to 22 h
Music play	Up to 60 h	Up to 77 h

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Gray	White, Black, Gold
SAR	0.70 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg (body)	1.17 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.60 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)	0.48 W/kg (head) 0.42 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-G360T, SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609, SM-G360BT, SM-G360F, SM-G360FY, SM-G360G, SM-G360GY, SM-G360H, SM-G360H/D, SM-G360BT, SM-G361, SM-G361H, SM-G361F, SM-G360HU, SM-G360T1, SM-G360M, SM-G360P, SM-G360V, SM-S820L, SM-G360AZ, SM-G361HU	SM-J320H, SM-J3109, SM-J320FN, SM-J320P, SM-J320F, SM-J320M, SM-J320Y, SM-J320A, SM-J320G, SM-J327T1, SM-J320V, SM-J320YZ, SM-J320W8, SM-J320ZN, SM-J320N0, SM-J320R4
Price	About 150 EUR	About 120 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark X: 1895	Basemark OS II 2.0: 326 Basemark X: 1424
Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.523 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker		Voice 64dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality		Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -91.3dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 66h

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