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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-01-31 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 4050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover Pro is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, getting an 81 score against 78.1. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy XCover Pro has an older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2. The Galaxy XCover Pro construction is extremely newer, but thicker and much heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a little smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a bit greater display pixel density. The Galaxy XCover Pro counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 48 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has less cores (although faster) and less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. Galaxy XCover Pro features a camera that's just as good as Galaxy S5 Plus's camera, because although the Galaxy XCover Pro has a way smaller camera sensor taking way worse quality pictures, and they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, it also counts with a way bigger diafragm aperture and a way more megapixels camera.
The Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
Although Galaxy XCover Pro is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Galaxy XCover Pro, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, giving up some specs and features.
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