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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.78 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a general score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy A21s's 77.7 general score. These phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy XCover 5 has a newer 11 version and Galaxy A21s has Android 10. Even though the Galaxy XCover 5 and Galaxy A21s were only released with a few months difference, the Galaxy XCover 5 construction is somewhat lighter but just a little bit thicker than Galaxy A21s.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 720 x 1480px, it also counts with a little better screen density. Samsung Galaxy A21s and Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 feature incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a higher amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy A21s shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a way better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy XCover 5 features much more memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A21s, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A21s features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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