Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2020-04-04 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.24 x 3.18 x 0.56 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.03 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1105.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is just a bit better than Galaxy XCover FieldPro, getting an 81.7 score against 80.1. Galaxy S8 is an noticeably older cellphone than the Galaxy XCover FieldPro, but Samsung was able to build it noticeably lighter and much thinner anyway. The Galaxy XCover FieldPro features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy S8. They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy XCover FieldPro have similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy S8 has a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1440 x 2960px and a little larger display. The Galaxy S8 counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover FieldPro, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same sensor size and the same resolution camera, the Galaxy S8 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video definition.
The Galaxy XCover FieldPro features a bit more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy XCover FieldPro also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy XCover FieldPro features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S8, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy S8 is also a lot cheaper.
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