Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro and Fairphone 5. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G715FN/DS -
Form Factor Touch - Rugged Touch
Height 159.9 mm 161.6 mm Fairphone 5 has greater height than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Width 76.7 mm 75.83 mm Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro has greater width than Fairphone 5.
Depth 9.9 mm 9.6 mm Fairphone 5 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Weight 218 g 212 g Fairphone 5 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Body Colour Black Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material - 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP55
SAR Value 0.468 W/kg (head), 1.231 W/kg (body) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.46" Fairphone 5 has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 880 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Fairphone 5 has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features Edge-to-Edge screen Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos 9611 Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
User Memory 49.2 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 25 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.88 Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom 4x 8x Fairphone 5 has better digital zoom than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Camera Modes Slow motion mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 6-element
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.7 μm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 13mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4050 mAh 4200 mAh Fairphone 5 has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Standby Time - 459 hours
Talk Time 1740 minutes 2280 minutes Fairphone 5 has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro.
Run Time Details Active online usage (LTE): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 92 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 1740 min
Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System - Android 13
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR, HSDPA+
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n48
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+ Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4 -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Samsung KNOX, Virtual Light Sensing OTG Reverse Charge, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, 8 years of software upgrades
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Power adapter -
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP68 IP55, MIL-STD-810H, ICE 60058-2-31
Product Recycled Content - 70 % - fair focus or recycled materials
Max Height of Shock Resistance 1.2 m 1.8 m
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