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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Blue | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 107.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 |
| 2 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 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, with a global score of 78.1 against 73.1. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy XCover 5 has the older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy XCover 5 is a a lot newer and a bit lighter device than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, although it is also a little thicker.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a bit better looking display than Galaxy J7 Star, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 720 x 1480 pixels and a little bit greater count of pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy XCover 5 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a SD card slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a bit better performance than Galaxy J7 Star, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5's camera is very similar to Galaxy J7 Star's camera, because although the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, it also counts with a more mega-pixels back camera.
The Galaxy J7 Star counts with a little longer battery life than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 10 percent more battery capacity.
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