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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2022-06-29 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.65 x 3.15 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 8.29 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, having a global score of 81.7 against 77.6. Although the Galaxy S8 is older than Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, it's body is thinner and notably lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a much more powerful CPU than Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a better looking display than Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a higher pixels number per inch of screen. The Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy S8 shoots slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro, because although it has a camera in the back with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photos and a larger camera aperture.
Galaxy XCover 6 Pro has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has a 4050mAh battery size.
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