Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 3 Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G

Smartphone 2

Samsung Galaxy XCover 3

Samsung Galaxy XCover 3

Smartphone 3

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G or Samsung Galaxy XCover 3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G Samsung Galaxy XCover 3
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Release date 2020, August 05 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 5.05 in 132.9 x 70.1 x 10 mm | 5.23 x 5.23 x 2.76 in
Weight 282 g | 9.95 oz 154 g | 5.43 oz
Body Build Glass front (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back, aluminum frame
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Colors Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Thom Browne Edition, Aston Martin Racing Edition Gray
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 85 h
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Screen

Technology Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 7.6" in 4.5" in
Screen area 180.8 cm2 57.6 cm2
Screen format 25:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.6% 61.9%
Screen resolution 1768 x 2208 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 373 PPI 207 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - HDR10+
-120Hz refresh rate
-Cover display: 6.23", Super AMOLED, 816 x 2260 pixels (25:9), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
-5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps (gyro-EIS), HDR10 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm 2 MP
Functions HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, One UI 2.1 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - Marvell Armada PXA1908
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 650 Vivante GC7000
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 596482
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1118
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3125
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3048
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3206
GeekBench 5 Single Core 900
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3022

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM / eSIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
-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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps, 5G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.86 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body)
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 No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Unfolded: 159.2 x 128.2 x 6.9 mm
-Folded: 159.2 x 68 x 13.8-16.8 mm
- Fast charging 25W
-Fast wireless charging 11W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810G compliant
Versions
- Also known as Samsung G388F

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