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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-12 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, with an 83.3 score against 78.1. Although the Samsung Galaxy S9 is noticeably older than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, it's construction is a little bit thinner and a little lighter. Galaxy S9 features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Galaxy S9 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a lot better screen density, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a little larger screen. Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a superior camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a back facing camera with a much worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a larger aperture to capture better captures and video in low-light situations.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy XCover 5 feature incredibly similar battery durations.
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