Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A vs Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

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Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover

Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A or Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover
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Release date 2013, December 2011, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm | 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.81 in 121.5 x 65.9 x 12 mm | 4.78 x 4.78 x 2.59 in
Weight 147 g | 5.19 oz 100 g | 3.53 oz
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Colors Dive Blue, Pink Gray
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 320 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
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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Screen

Technology TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 3.65" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 39.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.2% 49.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 320 x 480 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 158 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 3.15 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF -3.15 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 480p
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean); TouchWiz UI Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - 800 MHz Marvell MG2
GPU Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 150 MB, 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 475
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1793

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA
-4G - LTE-A
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Class 33 Class 12
Edge Class 33 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 3.0, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.25 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     0.30 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 Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - DNSe sound

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture , Infrared port - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- DMB-T TV tuner
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- MP4/H.264 player
-MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
-Photo/video editor
-Document editor
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- For Korea Also known as Samsung Galaxy S4 Active SHV-E470S

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy Xtreme S5690

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