Samsung Galaxy Xcover 7 coming soon with a sub-€400 price

23 December 2023
It's probably going to hit the European market pretty soon.

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  • 11 Jan 2024

Why so big display? I have Xcover 5, with 5'' display and it's more than you need. Rugged should mean, it's durable, strong and with big battery, not big screen. If you need big screen, buy a tablet or laptop.

    Kangal, 04 Jan 2024Not true. I went to buy one, and they were not for sale fr... moreI don't know where you live, maybe it differed between countries. In the EU it has been available to the public since the release date. I know, because that is when I ordered mine (got it early July 2022). I almost went with Samsung directly, but the bigger tech sites had it as well, with less markup.

      Zakalwe, 29 Dec 2023The XCover6 Pro has been available to the public from day o... moreNot true.
      I went to buy one, and they were not for sale from Samsungs website. I could buy them from a carrier, but it had a markup and limited stock. If I ordered from the carrier, like x10 units using a Business Number, they would procure the stock, give a discount, and express it to me. Amazon didn't have it, only third-party sellers. eBay was the better alternative, but this would be now considered "grey market" and they all had a +20% price markup from the already high RRP.

      Only months later, is it true what you have said. For the most part, this was Unobtainium unless you paid S23 Ultra prices, OR you bulk ordered from their enterprise sector. This is a phone that is great, perhaps their best phone, and Samsung does NOT want to sell it. This is NOT for consumers, this is a long-term device for businesses. If you recall, Samsung was pretty fast in discontinuing their other "great" device, which was the Samsung A52S.

      There was only two things holding me from getting the xCover 6 Pro:
      - it wasn't much of an upgrade over my current phone (which still works okay)
      - it couldn't fit inside the case for Pocket Console (using the Razer JungleCat)

      ...but my next purchase looks like it might be the Samsung S24+ which does become a pocketable gaming system. But it robs me of the User Removable Battery, microSD slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, IrDa blaster, FM Radio, and other features we used to enjoy back in 2016 or 2014.

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        CAVBR, 30 Dec 2023Just like the XCover 5 was a rugged Galaxy A21s/Galaxy A12.Xcover usually has a removable battery but that isn't true of Galaxy A21s or Galaxy A12.

          ElCachorro, 23 Dec 2023A rugged A14/A15 5g from Samsung.Just like the XCover 5 was a rugged Galaxy A21s/Galaxy A12.

            I've never understood the appeal of a rugged phone. Wouldn't a rugged case and a screen protector on a normal get the same results (except water resistance) without sacrificing cameras and performance which is generally the case?

              Kangal, 28 Dec 2023The xCover 6 Pro is legendary. When we had the likes of QC... moreThe XCover6 Pro has been available to the public from day one, and still is, both from places like Amazon and from Samsung directly. I would agree though that Samsung's advertising for the phone has been corporate-centric, leading to many consumers mistakenly assuming they cannot buy it or even being completely unaware of the device.

              I wonder if that is how Samsung wants it. They probably do prefer consumers to buy consumer phones, but if some people are interested in this type of device, Samsung will not say no to their money.

                The xCover 6 Pro is legendary.
                When we had the likes of QC 8g1 and Exynos 2200, that phone was keeping up with the flagships. Maybe not in pseudo benchmarks that measure theoretical performance, but in real-world and practical use it was basically a flagship experience.

                And it did all of that with great battery life, stupendous build quality, IP68 Waterproofing AND a User Removable Battery. Not to mention it has a great screen which will not suffer from burn-in like the flagships. It's camera was "okay" and what people weren't too pleased by. But truthfully the biggest issue with the Samsung xCover 6 Pro was the limited availability (not for public, it was for enterprise sales).

                The next best thing was the Samsung A52-S. And beside that, there aren't many devices that didn't artificially compromise the experience for more corporate profits. The ASUS ZenFone 9 was pretty good, as well as the Sony Xperia 5 devices. But it's really hard to find a phone that offers you the lot + kitchen sink, the last phone that did that was in Late 2014 in Samsung Note 4-Exynos... or it was in early 2016 with the Samsung S7+, or it was the ZTE Axon 7. The 2017 devices were slightly more expensive with slightly less features, and that corporate trend has since continued. The lowest point was probably in 2022, but 2023 wasn't much better, and 2024 isn't looking too promising either.

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                  • 26 Dec 2023

                  "6.6-inch FHD+" Why so big?! :(

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                    Rob, 24 Dec 2023I don't get the concept. I have a £3 rugged case on my... moreDon't think so. The phone has been tested against shock, wibrations etc. It's included in the design. A rugged cover will not make your hardware shock proof. True it can absorb the hit, but what about the hardware, will it survive 2, 3, 4 falls from 1.5m?

                      This looks more like a replacement for Galaxy XCover5 instead of Galaxy XCover6 Pro. After all, the XCover5 is sold around the €300 to €350 mark.

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                        Rob, 24 Dec 2023I don't get the concept. I have a £3 rugged case on my... moreGoogle MIL-STD-810H military-grade standard.

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                          • 24 Dec 2023

                          I don't get the concept. I have a £3 rugged case on my A34 and a £1 screen cover. The phone is already waterproofed.. so don't I already own this phone for a cheaper price with better specs?

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                            • 24 Dec 2023

                            Anonymous, 23 Dec 2023Have you even tried Samsung's 4gb ram phones? It'... moreI did. For a single task, my A03 is smooth enough to run Genshin at lowest. Sometimes on a rare condition it will lags on a fight, but still, kinda surprising for a "4GB RAM".
                            But yeah don't expect much when it comes to multitasking.

                              potato4k, 24 Dec 2023This phone is not targeted for kids like you. Like I said, ... more"Kids"? So you have no reasonable argument in favor of better software support against better hardware besides saying demeaning nonsense. Interesting.

                              Well, in a way you are right, this phone isn't for me, as I have no need for a rugged phone, but there are already way better rugged phones than this for those who need them. Recently launched Ulefone Armor 23 Ultra around 500 usd mops the floor with this as many times as it wants to. This phone is rumored to cost less than 440 usd, to which I say naturally, as it should, but that could mean 200 usd, or 439 usd. Between 200-300 usd I'd say it could be a good deal, but any more than that is simply too much for any phone with the Dimensity 6100+.

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                                pl2rts, 23 Dec 2023If the CPU is trash then you can have even 128GB ram and it... moreThe same vice versa. No matter how good a CPU is, if it has a low amount of RAM, it's clearly a red flag. I still have that one iPhone 12 with it's "flagship" chipset, but damn man it's so laggy for multitasking, no matter how much I resetted it.

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                                  Mills, 23 Dec 2023Ulefone Armor 23 Ultra better. WAY FASTER SoC (D8020), reve... moreWait for someone to say "bUt iT hAs a baD sOfTwAre uPdAte"

                                    Yesnope, 24 Dec 2023230$ phone in reality,are they think we all dumb ?Yes, because their target are enterprises, not kids wanting a phone to play genshin.

                                      DarlingYext, 24 Dec 2023What good is a phone with the latest software, if it's... moreThis phone is not targeted for kids like you. Like I said, most of the sales are from enterprise contracts, not consumers.

                                        potato4k, 24 Dec 2023LOL. It's hilarious reading the comments all complaini... moreWhat good is a phone with the latest software, if it's slow, and has outdated hardware?

                                        "You guys talking about spec and price, go stick with your cheap Xiaomi/Infinix."

                                        How are those "cheap", yet Samsung's A and Xcover series somehow isn't?

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