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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-12 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 530 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Galaxy Note7 has a score of 79.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy XCover 5's 78.1 score. Although the Galaxy Note7 is way older than Galaxy XCover 5, it's body is somewhat thinner and a little lighter. Galaxy Note7 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a little bit larger screen and a lot better display density.
The Galaxy XCover 5 has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note7, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB. The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note7, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has 4 more cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 counts with a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 3500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Galaxy Note7 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a camera with much less MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better captures in poorly lited situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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