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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-03-12 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 311 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has an overall score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A21s's 77.7 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 design is a bit thicker but lighter than Galaxy A21s, and both were released with only 9 months difference. These phones have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a more recent 11 version while Galaxy A21s has Android 10 version.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a bit lower 720 x 1480 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater number of pixels in each inch of display. The Galaxy XCover 5 and the Samsung Galaxy A21s have extremely similar processors, and although the Samsung Galaxy A21s has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A21s, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A21s takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera.
Samsung Galaxy A21s features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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