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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-08-04 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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 | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6 | 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 has an overall score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than the OnePlus Nord's 74.2 general score. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy XCover 5 has 11 version while OnePlus Nord has Android 10. Although Galaxy XCover 5 and OnePlus Nord were released with only 7 months difference, the Galaxy XCover 5 construction is just a little lighter but also thicker than OnePlus Nord.
The OnePlus Nord features a little better performance than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus Nord also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The OnePlus Nord has a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a bigger display, a greater screen density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a superior memory capacity for apps and games than OnePlus Nord, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 1 TB. The OnePlus Nord has a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 4115mAh battery capacity.
OnePlus Nord takes a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a same size aperture, the OnePlus Nord also has a lot higher video resolution and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution.
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