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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-21 | 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 |
| Glacial green | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 330.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| Adreno 650 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, Dual 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
The Galaxy XCover 5 is slightly better than OnePlus 8, with a 78.1 score against 76. Even though the Galaxy XCover 5 is thicker than OnePlus 8, it's just a little lighter and also newer. The OnePlus 8 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a bigger screen and a better pixels count per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than OnePlus 8, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The OnePlus 8 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the OnePlus 8 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 has a really longer battery life than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 43% greater battery capacity. The OnePlus 8 takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same aperture, the OnePlus 8 also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera and a lot better (4K) video quality.
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