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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-03-12 | -- |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black | Black Shadow |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| -- | $ 2020.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2184 x 1968 pixels |
| LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Z Fold Special Edition is much better than Galaxy XCover 5, with a overall score of 91.1 against 78.1. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a newer 14 version and Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11, providing a lot of extra features and performance improvements. The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition design is thinner but much heavier than the Galaxy XCover 5.
The Galaxy XCover 5 features a really superior hardware performance than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition counts with a much more vibrant display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way better 1968 x 2184px resolution, a much bigger screen and a little greater pixels amount per screen inch.
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition also has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 4400mAh battery size.
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