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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-12 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 9.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 8.56 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S7 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, having a 79.5 score against 78.1. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is way older than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, it's design is lighter and somewhat thinner. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy S7 counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1440 x 2560px resolution and a lot greater pixels density. The Galaxy XCover 5 features much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy XCover 5 and the Galaxy S7 both count with extremely similar battery performance. Galaxy S7 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a way lower 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light photos and a much higher video quality.
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