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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-12 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 247.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 9.3 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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 XCover 5 has a score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 global score. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5's body is way newer, just a little thinner and a bit lighter than the Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has an incredibly better display than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a much higher pixels number per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 32 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy XCover 5 has just a bit better performance than Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a larger number of cores.
Galaxy S7 Active features superior battery lifetime than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 33% bigger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active features a bit better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a way less megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in low-light environments.
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