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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| S-LCD | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a bit better than the HTC U Play, having a score of 78.1 against 73.5. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 body is much newer than HTC U Play's, but it's thicker and heavier. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 and HTC U Play both feature very similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has 1 GB more RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The HTC U Play has a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a slightly better storage for games and applications than HTC U Play, because although it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy XCover 5's camera is very similar to the camera in HTC U Play, and although the Galaxy XCover 5 has a larger aperture to take better low light photography, they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same 30 fps video frame rate. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with longer battery lifetime than HTC U Play, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery size.
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