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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-29 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 800.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kryo 585 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 has a score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than the OnePlus 8 UW's 75.9 overall score. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy XCover 5 has a more recent 11 version while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 version, giving a lot of extra features and performance optimizations. The Galaxy XCover 5 body is newer and just a little lighter, but also thicker than OnePlus 8 UW.
OnePlus 8 UW has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a higher amount of RAM memory. OnePlus 8 UW has a much better screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a better amount of pixels per inch in the display, a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 1 TB. The OnePlus 8 UW has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 43 percent bigger battery size.
The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a way better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a much higher video definition.
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