Samsung Galaxy XCover 3 vs Sonim XP7 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 3

Samsung Galaxy XCover 3

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Sonim XP7

Sonim XP7

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 3 or Sonim XP7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy XCover 3 Sonim XP7
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Release date 2015, March 2014, November
Dimensions (HxWxD) 132.9 x 70.1 x 10 mm | 5.23 x 5.23 x 2.76 in 137 x 72.1 x 20.8 mm | 5.39 x 5.39 x 2.84 in
Weight 154 g | 5.43 oz 290 g | 10.23 oz
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Colors Gray Black, Yellow
Battery 2200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 4800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 85 h
Stand by time - Up to 1000 h
Talking time - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 4" in
Screen area 57.6 cm2 45.5 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.9% 46.1%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 207 PPI 233 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 1 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 1 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset - Marvell Armada PXA1908 - Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Vivante GC7000 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - Telus
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - Telus
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.71 W/kg (head)     0.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810G compliant

- IP69 dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Samsung G388F

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