Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 11 |
| -- | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | 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 MP1 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.73 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, with a 78.1 score against 75.3. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has the older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even being the best in this comparison review, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 body is somewhat thicker and a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2.
Galaxy XCover 5 features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a bit larger screen, a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a greater pixel number per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5's camera is very similar to Galaxy J7 Prime 2's camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a back facing camera with more mega-pixels and a bigger aperture, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate. Galaxy XCover 5 has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has just a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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