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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 has a general score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. The Galaxy XCover 5 body is notably newer, but somewhat thicker and a bit heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017). The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has more RAM.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixel number per inch in the screen and a higher 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) takes slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy XCover 5, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos, they both have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a back camera with a 16 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy XCover 5's battery duration is very similar to the battery performance in Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
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