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Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
S7710, S7710L| Global Score | |
| 53.6 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Array UI | Android 4.1.2 |
| 2011-10-26 | 2013-01-25 |
| 4.69 x 2.46 x 0.49 inches | 5.14 x 2.67 x 0.47 inches |
| 4.43 ounces | 5.24 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 109.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 252 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset | -- |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 7.92 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 4.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1700mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 400 hours standby time 6.9 hours talk time | 570 hours standby time 15.1 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 3.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 has a general score of 58.9, which is just a bit better than the Lumia 710's 53.6 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 works with Android 4.1.2 OS, and Lumia 710 comes with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Array UI OS. The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 construction is newer and a little bit thinner than Lumia 710's, although it is heavier.
Lumia 710 has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Xcover 2, although it has a slower GPU, an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM. The Lumia 710 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy Xcover 2, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 800 x 480px, the Lumia 710 also counts with a quite greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen.
The Lumia 710 shoots way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2. Both have the same video frame rates, the same 1280x720 video quality and a 5 MP camera. The Galaxy Xcover 2 has a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Lumia 710, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 has better battery life than Lumia 710, because it has 1700mAh of battery capacity instead of 1300mAh.
Galaxy Xcover 2 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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