Sonim XP8 vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Specs Comparison

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Sonim XP8 Samsung Galaxy XCover 5
Released · Apr 04, 2018
Released · Mar 12, 2021
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.3-inch · 1480x720px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4900 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 3.13 x 0.71 inches
152 x 79.5 x 18 mm
5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches
147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm
Weight
11.82 oz (335.0 g) 6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Other Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 57.07% screen-to-body 5.3-inch, 67.68% screen-to-body
Type
LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 311 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 508 Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (11)

Battery

Type
4900 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) 16 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 27, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMG525F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.76 W/kg
Body: 0.76 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.05 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.82 W/kg
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