Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S8	Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro
Released · Apr 21, 2017	Released · Jan 31, 2020
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px	6.3-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh	4050 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches 159.9 x 76.7 x 9.9 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red	Black

Display

Size
5.8-inch	6.3-inch
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
84.26 %	79.37 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4050 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	13 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 28, 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 38, 40, 41, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 5, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U	Date approved: Aug 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG715U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg	Head: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.78 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 499 / € 496

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017	Jan 12, 2020

Alternative variants

International version


System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 05, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

International version


4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G	Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG715FN
Measured SAR	Head: 0.72 W/kg Body: 0.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.73 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD)	Bands 2, 4, 5, 12
3G	Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE	Yes

for Verizon Wireless


4G (FDD)	Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G	Bands 5, 8, 2, 1

for U.S. Cellular


4G (FDD)	Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 39, 40
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS

with Dual SIM


System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

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