Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
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- Tombstone
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- 25 Feb 2015
First of all this is decent choice for peoe who're looking for smartphones within 10k INR with standard specs. I've been using the phone for little over 2 months and I'm quite satisfied with it. Previously i had the bad impression on low end/entry level Samsung smartphones as they tend to hang a lot and with no decent features or price:performance ratio. But this phone proved to be one of Samsung's best entry level sets. Before i make any further comment i should clarify the specs of the modle SM-G360H/DS does not go at par with the specs mentioned in most of the sites. The original specs are:
1) ARM cortex A7 quad core processor @ 1.2ghz
2) 1gb RAM(952mb usable)
3) Mali 400 GPU
4) 2000mah battery(can also be fitted with a 2600mah battery)
5) Onboard 8gb memory(of which 2.50gb is reserved for system purpose)
These are the basic specs that needs to be kept in mind. The set comes with android kitkat 4.4.4. With 1gb ram the set works smoothly with very little/negligible lags(while incoming mass messages in whatsapp). Gpu performance is quite imressive, ran games like riptide gp2, temple run oz, the sims 3, asphalt 8 airborne, rail rush, etc in high graphics with no lags. There were lags with 1080p blu-ray .mkv videos occasionally when played with onboard video player, but it gave no lags when played with vlc media player. The onboard music player-google music player, is somawhat below average, the music quality is average(as compared to my previous lumia 620), but there’s an alternative player which is available on google play store-PowerAmp player which improves quality greatly. The phone does not have any inbuilt battery saver, however it features the UPS(ultra power saving) mode, which extends battery life considerably but greatly limits functionality. Since it comes with kitkat 4.4.4 non google applications can be now transferred to the SD card.
Since its an entry level phone, it lacks many tweak options for various apps and the OS itself. For example:
1) The size of the widgets cannot be changed
2) No light sensor, so no auto brightness
3) No onboard battery save option(although theres Ultra Power Saving-UPS mode which extends battery life considerably but limits functinality drastically)
4) Average pixel density
5) Few bugs(seldom appears) with the keyboard
6) Google play music will not open fully when a random sng is played directly from SD card(touching anywhere on screen will terminate the temporary sound player)
7) No onboard photo edit application
These are most of the occasional troubles one might face, now for the better part:
1) Quite maneuverable, slim
2) Smooth functionality for the most part
3) Virtually no issues with games or videos played
4) Satisfactory battery performance for a full working day(with internet turned off when not needed, fair bit of browsing(3g) and chats, watching videos, taking pictures, listening to songs for an hour or so, about an hour or 2’s talk, fair bit of gaming, etc(tested with battery doctor))
5) Huge application support
6) 64gb-128gb external storage support
7) Most of the applications can be disabled if not needed, thus increasing battery perfomance
So in a nutshell the phone is quite good but comes with a price too high for its class- 9600 INR. There are other great choices in this range such as the redmi 4g note, Zenfone 5, lumia 535, etc. Core prime is definitely a great improvement over the much hated core 2 and lives upto the expectations.
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- Anonymous
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- 25 Feb 2015
how is the voice clarity in the phone( i mean the voice which u hear from ur receiver during a call)because my core prime has voice clarity issue?
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- adarsh
- rAW
- 25 Feb 2015
hi....frnds, i like my coreprime very much.it run smoothly no any problem. Awesome.suggest u to go ahead for coreprime.no more think.nice phone under 10000
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- w43
- 25 Feb 2015
i am also Facing Same Problm.
and Frnds Please Tell Me .
Samsung Galexy Come Prime is OTG Supprtble or Not ?
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- ashish
- 7j@
- 25 Feb 2015
camera quality is very bad. after 2 days its prosessor will hanged up so its very complicated handset.
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- samy A.K
- Y}J
- 25 Feb 2015
Hi frnds, i get this phone one week. Nice phone. I had a some problem space that..
the problem was there is one file move to myfiles to go sd card. that is in both myfiles and sd card.. there delete one place of file. it will becom delete both of these. how to solve\..... please gvn soln....
thank you..........
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- jass
- vwp
- 25 Feb 2015
Core prime is gud phone bt i hav one prblm when i connect charger it works slow it is a problem in my phone or charger plz tell me
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- Navin
- F%Q
- 24 Feb 2015
I brought this mobile on Jan 7th sound is very bad quality and some time it will automatically power off.. I suggest to buy Nokia 730
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- Andy
- KSC
- 24 Feb 2015
AnonD-105631, 24 Feb 2015how can i download the official music player of samsung ? b... moreUnfortunately there is no download for official samsung music player. Choose a free one from Google PlayStore.
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- KSC
- 24 Feb 2015
Anonymous, 23 Feb 2015u r d unlucky guy dat u only got d faulty one...simpleHe is right, it happened to me too after only 12 days. Got message camera failed when opening camera app...gave it to Samsung Center they told me they have to change the camera of my phone.
Now it is ok. Obviously the first batch of phones had a defected camera.
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- Lovelyboy
- PAX
- 24 Feb 2015
Lebanon_Marie, 23 Feb 2015Hi everyone, I was wondering if and how I can save an image... moreIs this phone support dual sim or not?and where is the sim card slot. Please give me a picture
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- AnonD-105631
- fqh
- 24 Feb 2015
how can i download the official music player of samsung ? because it is not on core prime
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- Anonymous
- KAe
- 24 Feb 2015
AnonD-363138, 22 Feb 2015I bought this phone 10days ago My review Lots of hanging ... moreReally
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- AnonD-366124
- uvb
- 24 Feb 2015
Is this phone support otg cable support
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- princek
- tet
- 24 Feb 2015
I'planing to buy this mobile.plz inform me is it better or not.
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- Lebanon_Marie
- 3VR
- 23 Feb 2015
Hi everyone, I was wondering if and how I can save an image from facebook on my core prime. I just got it and I don't know how to do that. I would be thankful to every reply. Thanks in advance
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- Anonymous
- Cbj
- 23 Feb 2015
prabath, 22 Feb 2015I like phone design.... pls tell this phone good or no ????... moreyes,,core prime.....good
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- Anonymous
- Cbj
- 23 Feb 2015
Anonymous, 23 Feb 2015Can I buy samsung galaxy core prime?? Users please suggest....its good device below 10 k wid good specs...go ahead
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- Anonymous
- Cbj
- 23 Feb 2015
jay, 22 Feb 2015thank you boss for giving ur openion about samsung mobiles,... moreu r d unlucky guy dat u only got d faulty one...simple
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- Anonymous
- 9Bg
- 23 Feb 2015
James D'Albort, 21 Feb 2015Dear Reviewrs, First of all I would like to tell I am A wo... morewhy dual sim dual active not working during browsing? software development team should check before product releases or should only mention dual sim ( not duos).