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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-07-01 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 is a little bit better than Galaxy J7 (2017), with a 78.1 score against 73.5. Galaxy XCover 5's design is way newer and just a little bit lighter than Galaxy J7 (2017)'s, although it is thicker. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but Galaxy XCover 5 has 11 version while Galaxy J7 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy J7 (2017) counts with just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a better 1080 x 1920px resolution, a little bit larger display and a greater count of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy XCover 5 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy XCover 5 also counts with a higher 16 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy XCover 5 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1 TB and more internal memory. Galaxy J7 (2017) has longer battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 20 percent larger battery size.
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