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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-03-12 | 2021-04-02 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black | Arctic Sky, Astral Black and Winter Mist |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.65 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is a little bit better than OnePlus 9, getting a score of 78.1 against 76. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 body is lighter but a little bit thicker than the OnePlus 9, and both were only released with a few months difference. These phones use the same Android 11 OS, so they should provide the user identical OS features.
OnePlus 9 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the OnePlus 9 also has more RAM memory. The OnePlus 9 counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has more pixels per inch of display, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger screen.
The OnePlus 9 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a F1.8 diafragm aperture, the OnePlus 9 also has a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a way better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy XCover 5 has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than OnePlus 9, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 1 TB.
The OnePlus 9 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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