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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-03-12 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a general score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8's general score of 76.7. Although Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 is somewhat thicker than Samsung Galaxy J8, it's just a little lighter and also newer. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has 11 version and Samsung Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version.
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a little faster processor than Galaxy J8. Both have 8 CPU cores and a 4 GB RAM. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 720 x 1480px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also counts with a little bit better amount of pixels per display inch.
The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy J8, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
Galaxy J8 shoots a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy J8 also has a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in low light situations.
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