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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-07-07 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a little bit better than the Galaxy XCover 5, getting an 80.4 score against 78.1. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition is an notably older phone than the Galaxy XCover 5, but Samsung managed to make it somewhat thinner and just a little bit lighter. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a quite bigger display, a way greater screen density and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy XCover 5. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a larger aperture and a way better video resolution.
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