Samsung Galaxy Core Prime release date: the new budget phone from Korean tech giant is now available in India.
Samsung has launched another low-cost phone for the mass market in addition to its newest flaghsips.
The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime with the model number SM-G360 has been listed on India's market sites Amazon and eBay. It was set for an affordable price of 9,700 Rs or approximately $151 USD.
According to GSM Arena, the Galaxy Core Prime sports a 4.5-inch LCD display, and a WVGA screen resolution of 480 × 800 pixels with a pixel density of 207 ppi.
Under the hood, the phone houses a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 and Cortex-A53 processor, clocked speed at 1.2 GHz and supported by a 1GB of RAM. It is equipped with an 8GB of internal storage and expandable memory of up to 64GB via a microSD. It runs on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat and Samsung's Touch Wiz.
Though a low-cost phone it features a 5 MP rear-facing camera with LED Flash and autofocus, and a 2 MP front snapper.
The Galaxy Core Prime supports dual-sim capabilities and micro-sim.
Its connectivity features include; Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, HSPA+, NFC and 4G LTE. Lastly, the handset is backed by a good Li-Ion 2,000 mAh battery unit.
It is interestingly to note that, "It also boasts of 2,000mAh battery with ultra-power saving feature, where in the device can run for 1.2 days straight with just 10% power under stand-by mode," IB times said in a report.
IB Times also added that, "As of now, the new Galaxy Core Prime is currently listed at the company's official Samsung India e-Store for ₹9,700, but the sale of the device is yet to take off. Details regarding the availability are expected to be announced by the company soon."
We'll keep you updated about the Samsung Galaxy Core Prime release date and availability in other regions. Stay tuned!
