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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, having a 78.1 score against 78.1. These phones use Android operating system, but the Galaxy XCover 5 has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2 version. The Galaxy XCover 5 design is noticeably newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus.
Galaxy S5 Plus has a lot better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a greater display pixels density. Galaxy S5 Plus has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 less cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with much more memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 1 TB. Galaxy XCover 5 has a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 7% bigger battery size.
Galaxy S5 Plus has just a bit better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have a 16 mega-pixels back facing camera, the Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition.
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