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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11 |
| 2022-07-28 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 446 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | -- |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is slightly better than the Asus Zenfone 9, getting a 78.1 score against 72.6. Both phones in this review include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has an older 11 version and Asus Zenfone 9 has Android 12. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5's body has the same thickness than the Asus Zenfone 9, but it's just a little heavier.
Asus Zenfone 9 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little bigger screen and more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy XCover 5 has a much better processing power than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Asus Zenfone 9 captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a camera in the back with a lot higher 50 mega pixels resolution and a much higher video definition. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1 TB.
Asus Zenfone 9 features a superior battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 43 percent more battery capacity.
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