Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy XCover 5 rugged smartphone. It is priced at £329 in the UK and succeeds the Galaxy XCover 4 from 2017.

Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Price Availability

Samsung has launched a single memory variant of the Galaxy XCover 5. This variant has 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage and is priced at £329 in the UK. Since it’s a rugged smartphone, you can’t expect fancy colors on the device.

As for availability, Samsung says that the device will be available in regions like Asia, Europe, and Latin America later this month i.e, March 2021. The customers of the UK, however, can get it from March 12 via Samsung Business shop online.

Samsung says that it will make the device available for purchase offline in Samsung Experience stores once they re-open on Government’s guidelines.

Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 Specifications and Features

Design and Display

Just like every other rugged smartphone out there, the Galaxy XCover 5 is aimed at factory and field workers. Samsung says that the device is sleek, durable, easy-to-hold however, it doesn’t compromise on the productivity features.

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Talking about the design, the Galaxy XCover 5 in Graphite Black color has Military standard certification (MIL-STD 810H). This means you can drop it from a height of up to 1.5meteres and still it is claimed to survive the drop. It also has IP68-certified for dust and water resistance(freshwater up to 1.5 meters for up to 30 minutes).

At the back, it has a textured finish in the middle and the corners are designed for shock absorption. Upfront, it has a 5.3-inch HD+ TFT LCD display. This display has a 16:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1480 x 720 pixels. Samsung hasn’t mentioned the Protection in its press release but prior leaks say that it is Gorilla Glass 6.

Specifications and Features

Under the hood, it features Exynos 850 chipset paired with 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage. For cameras, you get a single rear 16MP f/1.8 shooter with LED flash and a 5MP f/2.2 sensor up front for selfies.

As for security, Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has Samsung Knox end-end encryption, and face unlock (biometric authentication) via the selfie shooter. Since it’s a part of Enterprise Edition, it should get 5 years’ worth of security updates.

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Some of the productivity features include push-to-talk for walkie-talkie features using the Microsoft Teams app, barcode scanner(using Samsung Knox Capture). To fire them up quickly, you have a programmable key on the left. This key can also be used for LED flashlights, emergency calls or maps.

Other features include a 3,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging, USB-C port, POGO pins(only for Charging), dual-nano SIM with 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, 5GHz Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, and Android 11 OS.

Finally, the Galaxy XCover 5 measures 147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2mm and weighs 172 grams.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Xcover line of rugged smartphones is pretty popular in select markets. Samsung is expected to launch a new model soon called the Galaxy Xcover 5. While a launch date is yet to be announced, a leak has revealed what the phone looks like along with its specifications.

First published by Winfuture.de, the German blog reports that the Galaxy Xcover 5 will have a 5.3-inch display, making it one of the Android phones with the smallest displays released this year. Don’t expect a really small form factor as the images show that the phone has pretty thick bezels. The resolution of the screen is 1480 x 720 which translates into a 16:9 aspect ratio and there is a sheet of Gorilla Glass 6 over it. For the back panel, the phone has textured plastic with corners that are reinforced to absorb shocks from falls.

Samsung will ship the Xcover 5 with an Exynos 850 processor. The octa-core processor has a clock speed of 2.0GHz and is paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. According to the source, there is a possibility that there will be other memory variants.

There is a single camera on the back of the phone – a 16MP f/1.8 camera with a red ring around it and two LEDs for flash positioned directly underneath. The front-facing camera is a 5MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture

The Exynos 850 is not a 5G processor, so what you get is support for 4G LTE networks. There are spaces for two nano-SIM cards and both can be set to 4G. The phone also has Bluetooth 5.0, support for 5GHz Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS, USB-C, and an audio jack. This is a rugged phone, so it has an IP68 waterproof rating and is MIL-STD 810G certified. There is no fingerprint scanner but you get face recognition.

Samsung ships the Xcover 5 with a removable 3000mAh battery that supports 15W fast charging. Thankfully, the device will run Android 11 out of the box and will be available in Graphite Black in Europe when it launches later this month. The Galaxy Xcover 3 weighs 172 grams and measures 147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 millimeters. It is expected to cost between €289 and €299.

If you are wondering why the Galaxy Xcover 5 has worse specs than the Galaxy Xcover Pro that was launched in January 2020, that is because this a successor to the 2017 Galaxy Xcover 4. There is no news of a successor for the Xcover Pro but it is still the best Xcover phone you can get right now.

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The Galaxy XCover 5 is expected to be Samsung’s next rugged smartphone. This device is in the news for quite a while now. This handset’s last leak revealed its entire specifications along with price. Almost two weeks later, we now get to see its front design for the very first time.

The front render of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 was shared by popular leaker Evan Blass. As per the image, the handset will feature no notch or punch-hole like modern smartphones. Instead, it will come with a huge forehead and a chin.

Further, the render also reveals this forthcoming phone to sport the useful red-accented programmable XCover key on the left side. Whereas, the usual power and volume keys will be located on the right side. Lastly, the front-facing camera will be housed at the top centre.

According to previous reports, the Galaxy XCover 5 will flaunt a 5.3-inch TFT LCD panel with a resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels (HD+). The device will be powered by Exynos 850 SoC paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage.

For photography and videography, the phone will feature a single 16MP sensor with an F/1.8 aperture lens on the back and a 5MP sensor on the front with an f/2.2 aperture lens. Further, this 4G-only smartphone will run One UI 3.x based on Android 11 and sport features like a MicroSD card slot, 3,000mAh battery, 15W fast charging, NFC, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Knox.

Last but not least, the MIL-STD-810G and IP68-certified Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 rugged smartphone for durability as well as dust and water resistance will retail for €300 in Europe. Initially, it will be only available for businesses.

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Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy XCover 5 very soon. This rugged smartphone from the company is in the news since November 2020. Now, ahead of its official launch, its entire specs have leaked.

The Galaxy XCover 5 specifications leak comes from Roland Quandt of WinFuture. He just leaked the entire spec sheet and press renders of Galaxy A72 4G in the weekend and is already back again with another Samsung handset.

According to him, this upcoming phone will sport a 5.3-inch TFT LCD panel with a resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels (HD+). But don’t expect it to be a compact device as it should have large bezels like most rugged smartphones.

Further, it will be powered by Exynos 850 SoC paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. For those unaware, this chipset is meant for budget smartphones and is found inside the recently announced Galaxy M12.

As for optics, it will feature a single 16MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture lens on the back and a 5MP front-facing camera with an f/2.2 aperture lens. Other features of this handset will include a microSD card slot, NFC, Samsung Pay, Samsung Knox, and Android 11 with One UI 3.x interface on top of it.

Being a rugged phone, it will be MIL-STD-810G-certified for durability, IP68-certified for dust and water resistance, and will be backed by a removable 3,000mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging.

Last but not least, the Galaxy Xcover 5 will be only sold for businesses initially and will cost under €300 in Europe.

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Back in November 2020, it was reported that Samsung was working on its next-gen rugged smartphone called Galaxy XCover 5. Now, two months later, this handset has popped up on Geekbench but with a twist.

The previous report on the Galaxy XCover 5 by GalaxyClub said it to come with model number SM-G501B. But now, the same publication reveals that it will be not the case.

According to this device’s Geekbench listing, it will bear the model number SM-G525F. Above all, it will come with 4G and not 5G as expected earlier. As of now, it is not sure if there is a 5G variant. If it exists, we can expect it to sport the model number SM-G526B.

That said, the new rugged smartphone from Samsung will be powered by the company’s own Exynos 850 SoC paired with 4GB RAM. This chipset has scored 182 points and 1148 points in Geekbench’s single-core and multi-core tests respectively. Whereas, for software, the phone will run Android 11.

Nothing else is known about this handset apart from the above-mentioned parameters. But we expect to learn more about it before it goes official sometime in the near future.

Lastly, as far as the device with model number SM-G501B is concerned, GalaxyClub suggests that it could be the Galaxy S21. Because Samsung is known for faking the Galaxy S series phones with different model numbers while benchmarking them.

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