Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-29 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 421.00 | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.78 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4050mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Galaxy S21 has an overall score of 91.8, which is much better than the Galaxy XCover Pro's 81 score. Both devices we are comparing here use the same Android 11 operating system. Galaxy S21 is a newer cellphone, and it's also thinner and incredibly lighter than Galaxy XCover Pro. Galaxy S21 has a sharper display than Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite better pixels density.
The Galaxy S21 counts with a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S21 also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy S21 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher video resolution and a much larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a lot higher photo and video quality.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S21, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy XCover Pro counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S21, because it has a 4050mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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