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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11 |
| 2015-05-26 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover 5 has an overall score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z3+'s score of 73.7. Although Galaxy XCover 5 is incredibly newer than the Sony Xperia Z3+, it is noticeably thicker and somewhat heavier. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Galaxy XCover 5 has the newer 11 version and Sony Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0, so it provides lots of additional features.
The Sony Xperia Z3+ has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a higher amount of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy XCover 5 has a superior storage for applications and games than Xperia Z3+, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Galaxy XCover 5 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a higher number of 2 GHz cores and 1 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 features a bit longer battery performance than Xperia Z3+, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. The Xperia Z3+ shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for shooting photographs and video in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a much more megapixels camera in the back and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
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