Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is just a bit better than the Galaxy S7 edge, having a 78.1 score against 78.1. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has older 11 version and Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo. Even though the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is noticeably newer than the Galaxy S7 edge, it's thicker and a little bit heavier.
The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has 4 more cores (although slower). Galaxy S7 edge features a much better looking display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution, a much better amount of pixels per display inch and a quite larger display.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a back facing camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and videos. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy S7 edge counts with superior battery lifetime than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 20% larger battery capacity.
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