Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-04-02 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 700.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 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 660 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 |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Galaxy XCover 5 has an overall score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the OnePlus 9's general score of 76. Galaxy XCover 5's construction is just a bit thicker but lighter than the OnePlus 9, and they were released with only a few months difference. Both phones in this comparison have the same Android 11 OS (operating system).
The OnePlus 9 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a much better 1080 x 2400px resolution, a bigger screen and a better pixel density. OnePlus 9 features a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 cores, the OnePlus 9 also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy XCover 5 has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than OnePlus 9, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB. The OnePlus 9 features a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 50 percent more battery capacity.
OnePlus 9 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the OnePlus 9 also has a back facing camera with much more MP and a lot better 7680x4320 video definition.
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