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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-09-10 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Aurora Down and Cosmic black | Black |
| Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | LCD |
| 395 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.33 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy XCover 5 is just a bit better than the vivo X70, having a 78.1 score against 73.8. The Galaxy XCover 5 construction is just a bit lighter but thicker than vivo X70, and both of them were only released 6 months apart. These phones include the same Android 11 OS. Vivo X70 features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way higher 1080 x 2376 resolution, a bigger display and a greater amount of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy XCover 5 has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than vivo X70, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Vivo X70 has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy XCover 5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the vivo X70 also has 4 GB more RAM.
The vivo X70 features a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 47% bigger battery size. The vivo X70 captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light images and video, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a back camera with a much higher resolution.
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