Fairphone 5 vs Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover Comparison and Differences
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Fairphone 5 or Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Fairphone 5 | Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2023, August 30 | 2011, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 161.6 x 75.8 x 9.6 mm | 6.36 x 6.36 x 2.98 in | 121.5 x 65.9 x 12 mm | 4.78 x 4.78 x 2.59 in | |
| Weight | 212 g | 7.48 oz | 100 g | 3.53 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, plastic back | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Matte Black, Sky Blue, Transparent | Gray | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Li-Ion, removable | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 640 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G) |
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| Approximate price | $ 770.00 | 90 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | ||
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.46" in | 3.65" in | |
| Screen area | 101.2 cm2 | 39.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 3:2 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 82.7% | 49.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1224 x 2700 px | 320 x 480 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 459 PPI | 158 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| Other specs | - 90Hz, 880 nits (peak) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Dual | 3.15 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS -50 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, PDAF -TOF 3D, (depth) |
-3.15 MP, AF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS | 480p | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 108 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 115 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 104 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 50 MP, Single | 0 MP, | |
| Specifications | 50 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.74µm | ||
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, up to 5 major Android upgrades | Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) | ||
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) | - 800 MHz Marvell MG2 | |
| GPU | Adreno 643 | ||
| External memory | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 150 MB, 512 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 605212 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1131 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2985 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE (4CA), 5G | HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 12 | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | USB Type-C 3.0, OTG, DisplayPort | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 3.0, A2DP, EDR | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head) 0.73 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.58 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio, RDS | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - DNSe sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- 30W Fast charging, 50% in 20 min - IP55, dust and water resistant -MIL-STD-810H compliant |
- MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Photo/video editor -Document editor - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Modular phone with swappable components |
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy Xtreme S5690 |
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