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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-03-11 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 Galaxy S7 is just a bit better than the Galaxy XCover 5, with a score of 79.5 against 78.1. The Galaxy S7 is an older cellphone than Galaxy XCover 5, but Samsung managed to build it somewhat lighter and thinner anyway. Galaxy S7 features a much sharper display than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much better pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy S7, because it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 32 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S7, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has more cpu cores (although they are slower).
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a battery performance that's very similar to the battery life in Galaxy S7. The Galaxy S7 takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments.
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