Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro vs Xcover 7

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) that was released on April 14, 2025, against the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus and came out 1 year and 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 85% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (961K versus 518K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro and Xcover 7 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
32.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
4.4
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type PLS TFT TFT LCD
Size 6.6 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2408 pixels 1080 x 2408 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 400 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 78.1% 77.7%
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 24 ms
Contrast - 1053:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) 169 mm (6.65 inches)
Width 79.9 mm (3.15 inches) 80.1 mm (3.15 inches)
Thickness 10.2 mm (0.4 inches) 10.2 mm (0.4 inches)
Weight 240 g (8.47 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.6/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus
Max clock 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 1050 MHz 962 MHz
FLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS ~123.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4439 1280
Single-core score 1162 688
Multi-core score 3315 1900
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 392331 198111
GPU 176026 55799
Memory 154341 116150
UX 238493 148717
Total score 961191 518777
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15817 7473
Video editing 7651 4258
Photo editing 23251 16016
Data manipulation 11076 6976
Writing score 16314 11092

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-31 (SilentSPHINX)AnTuTu 11936025
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.0 One UI 8.0
OS size - 22 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4350 mAh 4050 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable Yes Yes
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:20 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:59 hr
Watching video - 11:33 hr
Gaming - 05:12 hr
Standby - 77 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 123° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
-
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 5 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2025 January 2024
Release date May 2025 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $379
SAR (head) - 1.08 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.1 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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