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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 421.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4050mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover Pro has a score of 81, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 general score. The Galaxy XCover Pro construction is notably newer, but somewhat thicker and notably heavier than Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy XCover Pro features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has slightly more storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
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