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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 a little bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, having an 81 score against 75.5. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy XCover Pro has older 11 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Although the Galaxy XCover Pro is much newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it's heavier and notably thicker.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a display that is just as good as the Huawei P9 Plus one, although the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has a quite higher screen density, a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bit bigger display. Huawei P9 Plus features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy XCover Pro. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro features better battery life than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a 4050mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
The Galaxy XCover Pro captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a lot smaller back-facing camera sensor taking much worse quality videos and photographs and worse 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy XCover Pro also counts with a way bigger aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a much more mega pixels camera in the back.
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