Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core Prime vs LG Magna vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Samsung
Announced October 2014 February 2015 January 2016
Status Available - October 2014 Available - May 2015 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,411 ($123.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Yes White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
139.7 x 69.9 x 10.2 mm
(5.5 x 2.75 x 0.4 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) - 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609 LTE (LTE model only) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz or 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830
GPU - - Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type PLS capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.10% 70.44% 62.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p Yes Yes
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA; LTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP Yes v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2540 mAh 2050 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -