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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), having a global score of 78.1 against 71.9. Galaxy XCover 5 is a notably newer device than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), although it's a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. The Galaxy XCover 5 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a higher quantity of pixels per display inch. Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a back facing camera with more mega pixels and a larger aperture.
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 3% bigger battery capacity.
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