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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 is a little bit better than the Fairphone 5, with a 78.1 score against 75.5. These phones use Android OS, but Galaxy XCover 5 has 11 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13. Galaxy XCover 5 is an notably older phone than Fairphone 5, but it is lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway.
Fairphone 5 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Fairphone 5 features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a better display density, a much better resolution of 1224 x 2700px and a bigger display.
Fairphone 5 counts with a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Fairphone 5 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 50 mega-pixels resolution.
The Fairphone 5 features a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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