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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 15 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-01-31 |
| -- | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 8.01 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1199.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| -- | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 409 pixels per inch |
| 2500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 4.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5800mAh Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 7.44 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover Pro is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, getting an 81 score against 74.2. Both devices in this review use Android OS, but the Galaxy XCover Pro has the previous 11 version while Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has Android 15 version. Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a much better performing processing unit than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro features a lot better looking display than Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, although it has a bit smaller display. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with much more storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video quality, a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot larger sensor. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because it has 5800mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy XCover Pro is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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