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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-03-12 | 2020-11-23 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Red and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 311 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover 5 is slightly better than LG K52, with a 78.1 score against 76. The Galaxy XCover 5 body is just a little bit lighter but a little thicker than LG K52, and both were only released 4 months apart. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy XCover 5 has newer 11 version while LG K52 has Android 10 version, counting with some additional features and performance tweaks.
The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a little sharper screen than LG K52, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 720 x 1480 pixels, it also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels per inch of display. LG K52 counts with a greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the LG K52 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1,95 TB.
The LG K52 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy XCover 5. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores. LG K52 has greater battery life than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity. The LG K52 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have the same aperture, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the LG K52 also has a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
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