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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-12 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is better than the Galaxy XCover 5, with an 87.1 score against 78.1. Galaxy Note9's design is just a little bit thinner than Galaxy XCover 5, although it's somewhat heavier and was released 3 years before. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a much better 1440 x 2960px resolution, a much better screen density and a bigger display.
The Galaxy Note9 has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy Note9 also has more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a camera with lot less MP, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger camera aperture to capture better photos and video in low-light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a slightly better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has an external memory card slot that holds 512 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note9 counts with better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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