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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-12 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 311 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus is better than the Galaxy XCover 5, getting an 87.1 score against 78.1. The iPhone 8 Plus construction is thinner than the Galaxy XCover 5, although it's heavier and was released 4 years before. The iPhone 8 Plus features a faster processing unit than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has less cpu cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone 8 Plus features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution, a higher pixels number per inch in the screen and a bit larger display. IPhone 8 Plus features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a bit better battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a much better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, and they both have the same aperture, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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