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Samsung Galaxy XCover 5
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 was officially announced on March 04, 2021, and released on March 12, 2021. This smartphone is the successor of the X Cover 4 released almost four years ago. This smartphone comes with a lot of upgrade over its predecessor and still retain its ruggedness and durability.
This rugged device is designed for the mobile workforce especially those that work in the field and travels a lot. The smartphone features the Exynos 850 chipset with octa-core Cortex-A55 at 2.0Hz and Mali-G52 GPU.
The smartphone packs 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. The device runs on Samsung’s One UI 2.0 user interface based on the Android 11 operating system.
This smartphone is a compact device with 5.3 inches PLS IPS display with 720 x 1480 pixels resolution, 18.5:9 aspect ratio, and 311ppi pixel density.
The phone packs a 5-megapixel selfie camera in the top bezels of the screen and a single 16MP rear camera. Fueling this smartphone is a 3000mAh Li-ion battery with 15W fast charging. The phone comes in only black color.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Price and Availability
The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 starting price is $315 which is equivalent to NGN 120,015 in Nigeria, GHS 1,810 in Ghana, and KSH 34,580 in Kenya.
Specs
General
| Brand | Samsung |
| Models All available models and/or other names | Xcover 5, SM-G525F, SM-G525F/DS |
| Announced | March 04, 2021 |
| Released | March 12, 2021 |
| Status | Available |
Design
| Dimension | 147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm |
| Weight | 172 g |
| Make <b>Make</b> => refers to the built quality, including the materials used to make the back, front and frame of this device. |
Front Glass IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) MIL-STD-810H compliant |
| Colours | Black |
Display
| Display Type <strong>Display Type => </strong>A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED). | PLS IPS |
| Size | 5.3 inches, 71.3 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1480 pixels |
| Pixel Density <strong>Pixel Density</strong> is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | ~311 ppi density |
| Aspect Ratio | 18.5:9 ratio |
| Touch Screen <strong>Touchscreen => </strong> is of two types; Resistive and Capacitive touchscreen. Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive touchscreen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | Yes |
| Protection <strong>Display Protection =></strong> The widely used and best display protection is Gorilla Glass. Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, it is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. | Yes |
Performance
| Chipset <strong>Chipset</strong>is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Exynos 850 (8nm) |
| CPU <strong>CPU => </strong>(Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets. Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU <strong>GPU => </strong>A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display device. This include things such as lighting effects, object transformation and 3D motion. | Mali-G52 |
| RAM <strong>RAM</strong> (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 4GB RAM |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Expandable Storage <strong>Expandable storage or Card Slot</strong> is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | Yes, via microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Software
| OS <strong>OS => </strong>Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | Android 11, One UI 2.0 |
| User Interface <strong>UI or user interface</strong> of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | Yes |
Camera
| Rear Camera <strong>Camera</strong>is able to capture photographs and usually videos, the most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. Rear cameras are the cameras at the back of the phone. | Single- 16 MP (f/1.8) |
| Features | Dual LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Front Camera | 5 MP (f/2.2) |
Battery
| Capacity | Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 15W |
Network
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Bands <strong>Bands =></strong>A key part of any mobile phone specification is its operating frequency bands. The supported frequency bands determine whether a certain handset is compatible with a certain network carrier. The available Bands on Mobile phones are 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G. 5G has the fastest network | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Speed <strong>Speed</strong> of a network shows how fast it takes that network to connect to the internet calculated in Mbps. Diferrent networks band have their own unique speed. | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A |
| SIM <strong>SIM</strong>(Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Connectivity
| GPS <strong>GPS => </strong> The Global Position System is a satellite base radio navigation. GPS receiver uses the data from these signals to triangulate where you are and what time it is | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| WLAN <strong>WLAN or Wi-Fi</strong> is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, charging connector pins |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| NFC <strong>NFC </strong>(Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches. | Yes |
| Wireless Charging <strong>Wireless Charging</strong> (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. | No |
| Headphone Jack | Yes, 3.5mm Jack |
Entertainment
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| FM Radio | Unspecified |
| Video Playback | Yes |
| Music player | Yes |
Features
| Sensor <strong>Sensors </strong>are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email (threaded view) |
Price
| Price in Nigeria | NGN 120,015 |
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