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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-17 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.42 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 7.27 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Midnight black and Phantom purple | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 390 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 810 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76, Arm Cortex-A55 and DynamIQ, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP6 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.34 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 has a global score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the Honor 9X Pro's general score of 71.9. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but Galaxy XCover 5 has a more recent 11 version and Honor 9X Pro has Android 10 version. The Galaxy XCover 5 is a newer and somewhat lighter phone than Honor 9X Pro, but it's also just a little bit thicker.
The Honor 9X Pro features a bit better performance than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor 9X Pro also has more RAM memory. The Honor 9X Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a larger screen, a better pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
Honor 9X Pro has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with more internal storage. Honor 9X Pro takes a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same size aperture, the Honor 9X Pro also has higher video frame rate and a camera with a way higher resolution.
The Honor 9X Pro counts with superior battery life than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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