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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 457 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, with an 88.7 score against 78.1. The Apple iPhone 12 works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 operating system. Apple iPhone 12's construction is just a little bit lighter and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, even when both of them were only released 5 months apart.
Apple iPhone 12 features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has more pixels per inch in the screen, a much higher 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution and a bigger display. The Apple iPhone 12 features a quite better performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (but faster), and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Galaxy XCover 5 features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a bit longer battery life than iPhone 12, because it has a 7% greater battery capacity.
Apple iPhone 12 captures clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a camera in the back with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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