Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

  • Released 2014, May
    137g, 9.8mm thickness
    Android 4.2.2
    8GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.5"
    540x960 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 1GB RAM
  • 2100mAh
    Li-Ion

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, February
Status Available. Released 2014, May
Body Dimensions 132.9 x 66.3 x 9.8 mm (5.23 x 2.61 x 0.39 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type PLS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~63.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (3G)
Music play Up to 64 h
Misc Colors White, Black
Models SM-G386F, SM-G386T1
SAR 0.46 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.40 W/kg (head)     0.39 W/kg (body)    
Price About 260 EUR
Tests Camera Photo / Video
Battery life

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE - User Reviews

  • waste phone specifications are not good phone pric is much

  • I don't know what is meant by "no loud speaker." My phone has a speaker and I use it all the time. The only time I would hold the phone to my ear is if I make a call while in public and want privacy.

  • This mobile phone supports LTE release 8 or 9 or both ?

  • My problem Is my front camera its not clear how can i fix it?

  • this phone sucks it has no loud speaker

  • plz upgrade to 4g set

  • How did you upgrade? Pls.

  • Hi. Can someone help me how to update from jelly bean to kitkat version? Thanks

  • You have to go to my device in setting and look under system updates to fix that issue..........anyway this phone my father currently has this phone he is 53 turning 54 and enjoys this phone quite a bit he has dropped it many times without a case and it has not broken once he's also spilt water and food on it (like chile, soup, beans, etc ) and has never broken down I would say its quite a great phone if you have young children ( 10, 11,12 ,etc ) that want cellphones for the first time this would probably be the one for them.

  • I have been using Galaxy Core LTE for a year so I will write in short good and bad things about this phone. I bought it because it was cheap and supported 4G. Good things 1. DESIGN - nice round shape which I like with silver aluminium edge wich keeps the phones undamaged when falls 2. PRICE - cheapest among similar phones at the time I bought it 3. CAMERA - I never use camera so much but for a 5MPX this one really surprised me with quality of photos and amazing Macro Zoom feature Bad things 1. CORE - Ironically. This phone is fast when you have and use very few essential apps but if you want harder tasks with plenty apps just forget it. It has his limit which is low and if you force it the phone will become so slow and you'll need to delete and disable apps to make it work smooth again 2. BATTERY - For 6 months battery did well. I managed to play games and surf for many hours but after that battery started to die early. Just after few hours of gaming or surfing. One thing I never realized what meant is that Cell Standby was biggest spender of battery since the beggining topping the list with 70-80% always. No mather what I did, playing games entire day or not using the phone entire day So I would recommend it to people who don't play games often or don't need a lot of apps but still like to surf on 4G and shoot a nice photo here and there and all that for nice price.

  • I have a samsung prime co lte phone.During updating of system it could not reboot.Though I had restarted it continues to give the same response.Can you help me?

  • Blue Chan, how do i update from 4.2.2. to 4.4.2? I tried with automatic actualization but nothing happens like it is up to date.

  • Don't bother installing it, using it and then deleting it.. Simply install an first generation APP of theirs that is still updated before CM became the bloat/adware monster it is today. Install CM Speed Booster, which puts to sleep memory hog APP which aren't being used but still hog memory. It has a built in junk cleaner. With the Core's 1/1.5 Gb ram, having an APP to free up as much RAM as possible is a very good idea.

  • Clean Master by CM isn't as great as it claims to be. First off it is bloatware and comes with a lot of unwanted hidden surprises. Secondly if you root your phone and give Clean Master root access, you might as well throw your phone away as Clean Master's suggestions to clean unwanted stuff it claims was unwanted ended up bricking my phone. I lost all basic functions including making out bound calls. I could receive calls but I couldn't make any. In the end I had to grab a 3rd party version of 4.2.2 and loaded that into my phone to get function back. There is an APP of theirs that does the same job as Clean Master. An older APP which is not advertised as part of their new CM family, but it is written/owned by them. Look for and install, "CM Speed Booster"... it has ZERO bloatware, no ads and software suggestions. Though it was meant to make phones go faster when they are lagging, it also has a built in junk cleaner which only cleans junk files and does not touch system IDK and APK files. Unlike Clean Master which suggests some IDK files are not used because nothing accessed them according to their database and not actual usage. CM Speed Booster works by putting memory hog and not in use APP's into sleep mode to keep them from stealing focus and sucking battery power. Also it frees RAM so your phone works faster and it cleans junk left behind by other APP's. It is no longer suggested by the rest of the CM family because it has no bloatware, no ads and no suggestions, but it is still updated regularly.

  • What o/s are you running on the laptop? The old Samsung Kies 2/3 program is no longer used by Samsung to interface with their devices. The new program is called, "Smart Switch", and it also installs the required Samsung USB drivers when the program installs.

  • Yes, but oddly enough they tend to be very expensive. The more uncommon or less purchased model any phone is, the more expensive their replacement batteries are. My last phone the 3rd party batteries were as low as $4 CAD. My current Core LTE... the average 3rd party battery price is $20 CAD. But I did find a solution, evidently the EB-L1L7LLU battery which was meant for the Samsung Galaxy Core Duos can be used to replace the Samsung Galaxy Core LTE's EB-L1L7LLA. The Galaxy Core Duos is a dual SIM card version of the Galaxy Core LTE and their batteries are as low as $9 CAD.

  • The Radio portion of this phone isn't an actual AM/FM radio you can listen to broadcasts on. It means the phone can send and receive radio signals for wireless RF devices like the latest mobile phone controlled RC toys (helicopters, cars, boats etc... ).

  • Yes, I am running 4.4.2. The phone initially came with 4.2.2 but after an update I am now running 4.4.2.

  • Hello,Android 4.2.2 is upgradeable to 4.4.2 kitkat on this samsung?

  • Are batteries still available for this model?

  • none available

  • Why the OTG FlashDrive is not working on this phone>?

  • But install when needed and then delete...

  • He,there are two options;either your cable is only for charging or your laptop is lacking some USB drivers to recognize the phone.

  • you got 3 gps on this phone i got him 1: gps principal transmiter 2: secondary transmiter and 3: sims card gps transmiter

  • try bluetooth to laptop

  • How to transfer pictures from the cell to my laptop??? I already tried to connect the cable between them but the laptop doesn't detect the device... who can help me, please?

  • 360 Security, Scanner, and Antivirus is sujectly reccomended than Clean Master.

  • Amazing phone love it works just fine for me

  • utilise l aplications du speed booster c impec

  • I recommend Clean Master. It helps towards cleaning your junk

  • It means that it is capable of FM radio, not that it has an app. If you want FM radio, I recommend TuneIn.

  • Hi good morning. I have a samsung sm-g386f since 1 year. It is getting very slow. someone told I have to make a software update. do someone know what else I could do to accelerate my cellphone??? thanx!

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  • I can't find the radio app anywhere yet the article states it has one

  • its vry simple dude go to ur setting options nd then go to phone nd then security nd then u can change ur password thank u

  • I'm not sure why I can't seem to find an otter box for my phone it's very frustrating

  • I have 2 questions. How do you change back to swipe password from the pin password? And how do you stop this phone from coming on while in your pocket. By touching the menu button while in pocket it comes on.

  • There are 5+ versions of the Core model, and for that matter many models have several versions. The specs on this site are for general knowledge and may not apply to the model you have specifically.

  • Yes, I am able to send attachments using WiFi. I do no understand why you are not able to

  • can we use the Samsung galaxy s3 case for the Samsung galaxy core lte ?

  • samsung core is a longlasting phone but this bluetooth is not perfect

  • You need to turn on your power saving then it will last

  • I bought this phone few days ago and so far it's not bad at all for the price Good quality camera Still struggling with some apps Before that I had a Nokia lumia for three years (windows) But this is of course very fast 4G Yeah not bad at all

  • I have Samsung SM-G386W, and it has GPS

  • does it have gps

  • Hahhaha did you chager it for 24 hours

  • Hello,why the battery does not last?

  • the camera sucks!

  • Chang your apn settings. ...

  • when somebody llkwave a massege no notification

  • i try texting and it just fails to send it

  • To find microphone go to settings under language and input ...enable voice search

  • I have it rn and u can't watch anything in HD.

  • I have it and it's such a great phone for it's price

  • If it is like most samsung phones open your message for text and when you get the keypad up the button to the left of the space bar should have it on. If it is not there hold that button for a few seconds and a bunch of options will come up. Touch the speaker phone on the options and it should save it to that button for quick access when you want it. Hope this helps.

  • I have copied manual but still can,t download photos from camera to facebook

  • You have to click on the big middle button for a while

  • I like to use voice when I type a text. and I just bought a galaxy core and I can't find the little microphone so if anybody can help me out that would be great thank you.

  • Can it play mkv format videos?

  • I just bought this Samsung Galaxy Core LTE today and cannot find Assistive light and FM radio. Does anyone know how to find those on this cell phone? Or it does not have these features?

  • I just bought this Samsung Galaxy Core LTE today. Cannot find Assistive light and FM radio. Does anyone know how to find those on this cell phone? Or it does not have these features?

  • I bought this phone in Busan, Korea. Never had the problem if I used any SIM card for it unfortunately, when I used Vodafone SIM in New Zealand where I'm suppose to get both talktime & Internet. Surprisingly, I just talktime only but no service of Internet. If I use the same SIM card to another Samsung phone it works without any problem. Can anyone please tell me what might me the real cause it?

  • This phone is the best on Samsung core very good phones Samsung

  • Most phones are that way now. Been that way on my past three phones. Best bet if you think he will go over his data is to get rid of the data.

  • Honestly a great phone!

  • nice phone internet very fast ,wow

  • Generally pleased with the phone but saved a text message in draft but can't figure out how to get back to the draft box. The manual tells you what the phone can do but not always how to do it. Help

  • I bought a Samsung Galaxy Core LTE SM-G386W and it looks that it doesn't have GPS Module or GPS Satellite. Is it true or not?

  • I have this smatphone an october; i am very satisfied.

  • sucks..

  • I can play NBA2k14 on this phone.. it can also play real racing 3 and other 3D games. love it....

  • I have used several samsung phones. But i didnt see a horrible phone like this by samsung. Frankly speaking this doesn't value for money. No screen protection glass. Just plastic glass. Though samsung says it is capable of playing HD videos, it cant play HD videos. You can check for yourself. Heats a lot while browsing internet or playing games. Design is old. No super Amoled screen. So colours are not good. You can check these things. The one and only good thing in this phone is the battery life. It is not excellent. But it is good. It can last 1.5 days in normal usage. Dont get me wrong. It is not the best battery life. Overall I am very disappointed with this phone. I had to re-sell it for a very low price. I hardly could cover just half the amount that i paid to purchase this phone.

  • I use the Blakberry Case and I love it...

  • You have to sacrifice FM radio for a bigger ram and internal storage than other versions of core lte. Try installing tuneinradio, it can search all local and worldwide stations for you. It requires internet but you don't need a earphone plugged in to listen to it.

  • Does anybody know if the SM-G386W uses the same types of batteries like the SM-G386F,SM-G3518,or the Avant SM-G386T ?

  • It doesn't have a FM radio, but other versions of core lte do, like the G386F or G3518,but they have only 8g of internal storage. Try installing tuneinradio, it can search all the local and worldwide stations for you. I have that installed on my G386W and it works really well. It requires internet but doesn't need a earphone plugged in like the onboard FM radio.

  • Don't see why not, pretty closely specs to my gs2.. but I cant say for 100% cdertainy

  • If you like to go on the phone then I don't reccommend this at all, the microphone sucks. I don't reccommend this phone for anyone at any age. I currently have this phone and I don't like it at all. The camera also sucks. When you're on the phone you have to yell loud and when you're trying to listen to music, at some points it won't work so you'll need to turn it off and turn it back on.

  • That is not uncommon. Unlimited text is usually just that, TEXT. Attachments and pictures are significantly larger pieces of information to transfer by comparison

  • can i play clash of clans on my Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

  • I cannot find the radio on the SM-386-W. If anyone can help that would be appreciated.

  • Is there or where is the radio on a SM-386-W?

  • is this phone can play clash of clans? and can this play a 3d games smooth???

  • I like playing clash of clans and taking photos does this phone work for ke

  • Micro SD

  • Yes

  • Been using this phone for a few days now and I'm pretty impressed. I would never use it for heavy gaming or photo-taking, but if you're like me and would prefer a basic smartphone at a low price that still beats most of the lower end offerings from Huawei, Alcatel and the like, this is a good choice.

  • Does this phone require regular sim card or micro?

  • I got SM-G386W too ,I just ordered the case for my phone but the case is for SM-G386F is there any difference in size between these models??? both are Samsung Galaxy CORE models and difference is a letter F and W at the end of model number

  • did u set it for extra battery saving ? that what it sound like

  • Is this fone a single sim card slot only?

  • I own the Samsung Galaxy Core SM-G386W. (note the "W" and not "F") Some notable changes: Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (instead of the listed 8Gb/1Gb RAM) CPU Quadcore 1.2Ghz and Android 4.4

  • Just got this phone a few weeks now No complaints everything works fine. Tv shows,movies etc. Im happy with my purchase.

  • Disappointing. First one just died in week #2. Replacement still working...HOWEVER, I bought it for my son (14 yrs old) and paired with a plan with limited data, but had unlimited text and pics because that is predominantly what teens do these days. Turns out that, on this phone, you cannot sent text attachments or pics unless you enable data. You cannot send a text with an attachement on Wifi. I've never encountered this limitation on any other phone we've had in our family (and that is quite a few phones). It is not only inconvenient, but it really increases the chances of my son accidentally leaving data enabled and sucking data. This is a deal breaker for me, but we can't exchange the phone since we are now past the 15 day limit...sucks!

  • no cases from otterbox or any others .

  • Good phone doesn't, have notification light for text or email.

  • This phone is amazing especially for the price. You are crazy to think otherwise

  • Great phone, no problems whatsoever after a month of use, I can play games for 5-6 hours until the battery discharges completely, and that with 75% brightness. The CPU is a little bit slower than most of nowadays phones' CPUs, but it does not disappoint.

  • it is a very good phone and its price is so reasonable.

  • Hi guys plz let me know wether this phone is good or not??bz i gonna buy this mobile

  • how to find that a processor?

  • yes it takes

  • It's 1.2 Ghz quad core probably cortex a53, not dual core.

  • The listing above has a radio but i do not see it in the menu on the phone itself.

  • yes

  • Does it take pictures front and back ?

  • Does it take pictures front and back ?

  • Update KiT KaT ..............

  • super camera

  • Update to Kitkat please?

  • chipset is Broadcom M320, which is not officially available anymore

  • I just bought the phone for 288.00 here in Canada and was about the best I could find without having to get into an expensive 2 year contract. So far I am happy with it but I have little experience with such technology so I am not the person to ask.

  • Guyas please help me ! How about this phones' performance and why it doent have system chip ( I mean chipest)

  • as per handset Samsung Galaxy Core LTE very nice and very hanve speed geting ...j.d.bishnoi

  • Update to kitkat please?

  • Well, it's actually can records for 720p, not saying that it's maximum is just 720p to play. Phone with this spec usually already able to play (not record) a video above 720p such as 1080p. Well, maybe something wrong with the video format, not the phone.

  • andriod 4.3 or 4.4

  • Does samsung galaxy core lte have decrypt for an encrypted data???

  • How can i remove or change the password from my cp.screen lock...i accidenataly used the security part then click encrypt from there i made my password..since it is irreversible does it mean the password will no longer be removed or changed???or will it harm my device?does this k

  • Got dis phone two months ago.. And im really impressed with the 4G connection. . Regarding with the battery heating issue..seems so nice so far,when ur using mobile data it lasts 24 hours.. Well some of the high end phones out there needs to charged twice in a day.. Good for surfing

  • the design of this phone is old. It looks like a cheap device. Feel it for yourself. Even the performance is not that spectacular. It is just normal. I dont know why samsung keep launching this kind of phones. Probably this might be the going-down era of samsung. Camera performs ok in outside but indoors its performance is not good.

  • One of the best phoneS SO FAR

  • Hi, i bought this phone last months considering its specs. But after i bought it i realised that samsung has cheated its customers by launching this kind of products. Samsung says it can play HD videos(720p). BUT IT CANT PLAY HD VIDEOS. If you hope to buy this phone, please check that before buying. I was so desperate after buying this because there is no option in it to play HD Videos. It can only play high quality videos like galaxy core 3G version. Apart from that the design of the phone is also disappointing for me personally. The display is not made of a tough glass like that found on s2. The phone is not spectacular in performance. It is just mediocre. Not worth the price for according my knowledge. Personally i am very angry with samsung for launching models like this. It wasted my hard earned money.

  • Kitkat update?

  • ha yes its heating

  • Very good for battery life and browsing speed..

  • veri nice

  • A VERY GOOD PHONE. The camera Photos n videos are simply superb.

  • I bought this yesterday. Really disappointing. Video play back is very bad. It can only play HQ videos not HD videos. I repent over the money that I spent for this. I came from galaxy s2 plus. Now I want to go back for it. What a sin I have done to own this phone!!!

  • Battery life is excellent. Specially web browsing is amazing..

  • Hi. I'd like to know how long is the battery life while internet surfing ? anyone know ? thank you

  • single sim

  • only single SIM

  • Iy has single sim or dual sim please reply ............

  • NICE

  • I would like to know why all the reviews are so positive while the voting results are so damn low? Thanks!

  • hi... Is there a heating problem of this phone while using internet and playing games?

  • I just got this phone like a week ago and it's very awesome. It's LTE capable so yeah that makes a lot of sense. Perfect for gamers and to those people who like fast data connection.

  • dear john j 4g lte is running 2300 mhz in india in this phone 800 1800 2600 mhz frequency r available so these frequency r note available in india only 2300 mhz available airtel and relience geo

  • Is there a heating issues of this phone? or not?

  • this is a cool phone with brand new feature

  • In Iceland it is around 430 US dollars.

  • performance........

  • when it is going to be launch......and what whould be the competitive price......

  • When it is coming to India...I mean can I know date of launching..

  • Hi my name nitin the samsung verry soft usefule to brand ,,samsung core... my first dream is use my life core handste,..... thaks..to prodused core handset devalaper

  • tell me samsung galaxy core LTE price in india.

  • If this is category 4 LTE, would it operate on the lower categories? It did say if it operates on LTE 800,900 & LTE 1800. pls enlighten us thanks

  • wowww its fabulous phone i wnt buy it

  • ya

  • this phone is amazing, lov it

  • it is really good phone i like it thanks to samsung

  • I have read on the internet that PLS screens are on par with amoled screens. So not big difference. Great I think.

  • just i love the options in it,thank u to samsunng

  • I love this phone. Just bought it yesterday :)

  • galaxy grand neo is far better :(

  • This device has PLS display which is Samsung's equivalent of IPS. Can anyone tell me how it compares to IPS? Guess that it is much better than those TFT screens...

  • Does this phone have a front camera?

  • it may 12000 r .

  • it has not gpu . if it has a gpu ,i buy this smartphone

  • how can i know that is original or not?

  • when it will be in Qatar Market

  • How u Know what is orijinal or not

  • LTE 800 mhz, LTE 1800 mhz, & 2600 mhz are the frequency for LTE on Galaxy Core LTE.

  • Wat is the frequency of LTE for this phone???

  • How about the camera quality of this phone?

  • wow! affordable LTE phone..!!! i want this phone!!

  • Can we watch full hd videos

  • Its CPU is Dual-core 1.2GHz so its fast no lagging!

  • Long Term Evolution

  • lte is 4 g faster than 3 g

  • what u mean lte give me answer

  • what u mean lte hive me answer

  • waiting.................

  • nice phon but this feture is very crictile and looking good butram is not so speed full in 2g

  • wait until launch.

  • Waiting....

  • Please please please let me knw, either it wl launch in india or not ? bcz am waiting to get this phone. any 1 tel info about it.

  • Still better than an iPhone

  • nice phone....

  • Low spec =low costs, High spec High costs. Core is lower middle class.

  • totally faul no hd display low camera mega pixel nd low level processor

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  • oh hell yeah!

  • 1 GB Ram

  • nice mobile

  • Anything different in core lte accept internet. Will lte model lag some features that original galaxy core has?

  • Wait for this, or buy Ace 3 LTE? We don't know which processor will Core LTE have, and if it's Cortex A5 like in its predecessor, it won't be fun at all. Ace 3 LTE has 1.2 GHz dual-core Krait.

  • Samsung Galxy no1

  • spec same with ace 3

  • Samsung phones are great!

  • it should be launched in black color also

  • Noticed they changed the back camera on this phone and the Star Trios to a circular design instead of the usual rounded square design. Wonder why that is.

  • Dule sim plz is not super

  • when it realeases in india

  • This one is better.

  • I like because of LTE & specially for single sim support but it wont come to india. Market are flooded with dual sim in mid and entry segment.

  • I am sure it wont be released in india.

  • nice one from samsung with mid range specs..is this have back cover made of leather??

  • which is its gpu and chipset info??

  • Last week I bought galaxy core plus: Only HD video and 480x800pixels :(

  • nice phone with good specifications. 4g is very intresting