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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-01-31 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 421.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4050mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro's 81 score. Although the Galaxy S8 is incredibly older than the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, it's construction is extremely lighter and noticeably thinner. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen density and a better 1440 x 2960px resolution.
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro counts with just a bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S8, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8's CPU is very similar to Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro's processor, both of them have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount.
The Galaxy XCover Pro features a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 4050mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro and the Galaxy S8 have similar cameras, because although the Galaxy S8 has a lot less MP back facing camera, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution and a way larger back camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also a lot cheaper.
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