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Samsung Galaxy Xcover
S5690, S5690LSony Xperia M
C1905| Global Score | |
| 51.9 | 57 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 2.3.6, 2.3.4 | Android 4.3, 4.1 |
| 2011-08-10 | 2013-06-04 |
| 4.80 x 2.60 x 0.47 inches | 4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Purple, White and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 115.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.6 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 160 pixels per inch | 245 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 chipset |
| Marvell MG2 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.11 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 163,84 MB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.02 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 500 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | 498 hours standby time 10.3 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia M is slightly better than Galaxy Xcover, having a global score of 57 against 51.9. Both phones we are comparing work with Android OS, but Sony Xperia M has a more recent 4.3 version while Galaxy Xcover has Android 2.3.6, so it provides some nice extra features and better performance. Sony Xperia M's construction is newer, lighter and a lot thinner than Galaxy Xcover.
The Sony Xperia M features a much better display than Galaxy Xcover, because it has a way better 854 x 480 resolution, a little bigger display and a lot greater pixels amount per display inch. The Xperia M counts with a quite superior performance than Galaxy Xcover, because it has more RAM, a larger number of faster cores and an additional graphics co-processor.
The Xperia M features a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Xcover, and although they both have a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB, the Xperia M also has 3,84 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xperia M has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Xcover, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better 5 megapixels resolution and a much higher 1280x720 (HD) video resolution.
Xperia M has just a bit better battery life than Galaxy Xcover, because it has 1750mAh of battery capacity.
Sony Xperia M not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Xcover, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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