What are the core components in React Native?

React Native provides a set of Core Components that map to native UI elements on each platform: View: the most fundamental container component — equivalent to a div. Used for layout, styling, grouping: <View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: "white" }}>. Maps to UIView (iOS) and View (Android). Text: the ONLY way to display text — all text must be inside Text: <Text style={{ fontSize: 16, color: "#333" }}>Hello!</Text>. Image: display local or remote images: <Image source={require("./logo.png")} /> or <Image source={{ uri: "https://example.com/img.jpg" }} style={{ width: 100, height: 100 }} />. TextInput: text input field: <TextInput value={text} onChangeText={setText} placeholder="Type here" />. ScrollView: scrollable container (loads all children at once — avoid for long lists). FlatList: performant list for large datasets (lazy renders only visible items). SectionList: FlatList with section headers. TouchableOpacity: tappable wrapper with opacity feedback. TouchableHighlight: highlights on press. Pressable: modern, flexible press handler with states. Button: simple platform-native button. Switch: toggle switch. ActivityIndicator: loading spinner. Modal: overlay screen. KeyboardAvoidingView: adjusts layout when keyboard appears. SafeAreaView: avoids notch/home indicator areas.