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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-02 | 2020-01-31 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover Pro is a little bit better than Sony Xperia 5, getting a global score of 81 against 81. The Galaxy XCover Pro design is thicker and a lot heavier than the Sony Xperia 5. Sony Xperia 5 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy XCover Pro, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Sony Xperia 5 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Sony Xperia 5 counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater display pixel density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2520px. Galaxy XCover Pro's camera is very similar to the Xperia 5 one, because although the Galaxy XCover Pro has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and videos and a lot smaller sensor which provides a way lower image and video quality, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, it also counts with a much better 25 megapixels resolution camera.
The Sony Xperia 5 counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy XCover Pro, and although they both have an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Sony Xperia 5 also has more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy XCover Pro counts with greater battery life than Xperia 5, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is also by far the cheapest one.
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