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2.9 out of 5stars
(10 reviews)

Most helpful positive review

5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
09/19/2016
Core Prime
This is my second phone that I bought. I left the first one on the truck bumper in the sun and it affected the phone screen. Thought about buying a new screen, it was higher than a new phone. I was very satisfied with the first one and the price was good, so I bought another one.
Bastropwildfire

Most helpful negative review

1.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
11/02/2016
Poor choice
I have had this phone almost a year now at first i thought i was going to love the galaxy core prime i was wrong. It was ok for the first month or so until it started getting really hot and saying sims card not detected restart phone it did not do the phone no justices to restart it cause it did not fix it you did better takeing the battery out and sims card out. The phone got worse at the sims card not detected thing when i would get on youtube or i could not finshes any thing. It started doing the sims thing when i tryed to make phone calls. Not only that it started flashing when i tryed to push numbers to make a phone call. I understand its not walmarts fault the phone is like it is. By far worst phone i have ever had in my life. If i new what i new now i would have not bought it $99.00 its not worth the price.
Jayjay
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  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/12/2017
    Samsung galaxy core prime
    I bought this phone on Wal-Mart web site and after I activated it and added a service plan of $45 it still will not activate.
    Josh
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    11/02/2016
    Poor choice
    I have had this phone almost a year now at first i thought i was going to love the galaxy core prime i was wrong. It was ok for the first month or so until it started getting really hot and saying sims card not detected restart phone it did not do the phone no justices to restart it cause it did not fix it you did better takeing the battery out and sims card out. The phone got worse at the sims card not detected thing when i would get on youtube or i could not finshes any thing. It started doing the sims thing when i tryed to make phone calls. Not only that it started flashing when i tryed to push numbers to make a phone call. I understand its not walmarts fault the phone is like it is. By far worst phone i have ever had in my life. If i new what i new now i would have not bought it $99.00 its not worth the price.
    Jayjay
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    09/20/2016
    Phone just average
    I went smaller to fit in my pocket better but now texting is harder phone seams to be OK the alarm that came with phone not so good for a person with hearing aids not loud enough and I will need to download noises I know I can hear the choices that come with it not good alarm choices I'm not going to buy this same one again if this one malfunction early in its life
    Whatever
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    09/19/2016
    Core Prime
    This is my second phone that I bought. I left the first one on the truck bumper in the sun and it affected the phone screen. Thought about buying a new screen, it was higher than a new phone. I was very satisfied with the first one and the price was good, so I bought another one.
    Bastropwildfire
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    08/19/2016
    Airreall phone
    bought the phone two weeks ago and it is still sitting around can't use it because the calling card I bought with it says it is synced but when I try to use the phone it still shows out of service. So I have already lost two weeks of the 30 days I was supposed to have on the card and still no phone, texts or messages... Store site said the phone would work in my area.. Don't waste the money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Air1
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    08/07/2016
    Love this phone
    The first one of these I bought I have to send back to straight talk. The speaker on the bottom of the phone is not working. The phone I just ordered is great. Love these phones. Easy to use, and the pictures I've taken have turned out beautiful! The sound quality on this new phone is awesome! I would definitely recommend this phone to others.
    Denise
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/28/2016
    Going to take the 2nd one back
    The person on the other end of the conversation could only hear me when I put my phone on speakerphone, otherwise, there was only confusion and garbled sounds, and THEN, the speakerphone method wasn't reliable. The battery drains very quickly. These 2 annoyances occurred with the first one I ordered online and picked up at Walmart, and with the second one I purchased in the store at Walmart when I took the first one back. Needless to say...I'm taking this one back, too!
    NoNamePlease
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/14/2016
    New user of smartphones
    This was my first purchase of a smart phone and purchased it from the recommendation of others. It works for me and has what I need. It is a good size that fits in my hand. I didn't want a mini computer, I just wanted data for on the go needs like maps, or quick references. You have to get the straight talk plan, but on auto renewal there is a slight discount. Overall not a bad deal. I went with straight talk since all the other cell phone vendors were charging around $200 or more for the same phone, so in the end it works out, and the coverage on Straight talk uses multiple towers so there is better connection.
    jala
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    06/19/2016
    Bad purchase
    This phone is not what I was hoping for. Battery power is great, but that is about my only plus. I am waiting on my second SIM card now & have not had this phone for very long. It is slow with applications and my camera isn't the greatest either. Very disappointed. :'(
    Raven45633
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/02/2016
    Nice
    This Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (what a mouthfull) after a week of hard use is finally settling in and finding its place and making me smile a lot! Early on it almost got returned because it refused to let you talk and browse the internet at the same time, this feature only works if you use it in Wifi mode not mobile data...a little ingenuity and it is just not an issue for me because it does so much more and does it very well. Taking high quality pictures and video is easy while the Android 4.4 runs flawlessly...(wish it was half this good on my tablets). One thing I did was to put a matte finish ( non reflective) screen protector on it for easier daylight viewing and more crisp viewing. Having fat fingertips I prefer to use the larger keyboard you get when tipped horizontally, but using voice control is also on my to do list. After a week of use I continue go be impressed, phone performance is excellent, battery life depends on you while internet enjoyment depends heavily on your browser for which I highly recommend the Opera mini browser which lets you seriously control data use and is easily taylored to your individual taste. Big advantages come with 4g lte over the much slower and cantakerous 3g, 4g lte is somewhat faster but much more reliable than 3g as 3g tends to drop weak signals a lot where 4g lte does not and when you have a good signal it is quick! My ultimate plan was to re evaluate my internet and phone needs and build around that....and this little Samsung marvel is making it a reality while saving me money to boot!
    Hamunaptrah