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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-05-05 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover 5 is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, with a 78.1 score against 72.8. Galaxy XCover 5 is a noticeably newer and just a little lighter cellphone than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, although it's also somewhat thicker. The Xperia XA1 Ultra features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a little bit larger display.
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount. Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that holds up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a back camera with way less mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos and videos. The Galaxy XCover 5 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 3000mAh battery size.
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