Samsung Galaxy XCover7 Pro
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The user manual is now available: https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/202504/20250416153025736/SM-G766B_UG_EU_15_Eng_Rev.1.0_250411.pdf
The diagrams on page 4-5 confirm that there is no headphone jack on the XCover7 Pro, with the usual spot being occupied by a second speaker instead. The manual also mentions that headphones need to be USB-C type. That makes the XCover7 Pro the first XCover phone without a headphone jack.
I hope the new larger-capacity battery is backwards compatible with the older XCover6 Pro, as that would mean there is at least something useful with this release. The XCover7 Pro itself seems like a downgrade at this point.
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- Zakalwe
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- 16 Apr 2025
exp1orer, 15 Apr 2025this is not for people who want to listen to FM radio whils... moreTo be fair, before the XCover6 Pro the XCover phones had FM radios.
I don't think there is much of a plan behind that feature, it is more a matter of whether the phone happens to have the tech to make it work. I.e. if there is FM integrated in the SoC and a headphone jack to serve as an antenna, then the manufacturer can simply "unlock" the functionality. Old chipsets usually had FM and XCovers had audio jacks, so they got the radio. But most modern phones no longer have the audio jack, so chipsets have been dropping the FM because few phones can have the antenna to use it, hence modern phones tend to lack at least one condition to get FM.
Samsung kept FM around longer in their Exynos SoCs, so the XCover Pro and FieldPro both have FM radios. But the XCover6 Pro switched to Qualcomm 778G, which does not come with FM, so no radio despite the antenna. And the XCover7 Pro seems to lack both the FM and the antenna.
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- exp1orer
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- 15 Apr 2025
Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Joker phone. Got 3.5mm jack but no fm radio. 🤡this is not for people who want to listen to FM radio whilst using the phone in his/her job. .. this phone is for people who are making lots of money for the company or his/her business.
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- smallpp
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- 15 Apr 2025
a, 15 Apr 2025Water resistance, dust resistance, drop resistance, battery... morexcover 7 pro is the same as xr21 in terms of IP68, only difference xr21 has IP69k plus. IP69K indicates that the device is protected against water ingress in accordance with the requirements. This applies to water at a pressure of 100 bar and 80°C. Not a big deal for most of people. More of it, seems android 15 will be the last for xr21, samsung will get at least android 19.
In case of photo quality maybe you are right, idk. Charging speed is also advantage, agreed.
In conclusion I would say samsung is better choice when price drop to 300-400$. In my country xr21 costs insane amount of money, stores sell it for 500$.
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- 15 Apr 2025
LosEstupido, 15 Apr 2025adding in the fact that it's a BUSINESS (or rather Ret... moreBecause the XCover6 Pro was reported to be struggling with Dex due to its 6gb ram. So it's a surprise that they stuck with that measly ram.
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- 15 Apr 2025
CAVBR, 15 Apr 2025I'm curious to confirm whether the Galaxy XCover7 Pro ... moreadding in the fact that it's a BUSINESS (or rather Retail Worker) PHONE of all things.
sure it may not be useful but c'mon samsung, a 256GB+8GB Option would've been good.
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- 15 Apr 2025
I'm curious to confirm whether the Galaxy XCover7 Pro actually has a 3.5mm jack or not.
But I didn't like that it didn't have an option with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. I hope Samsung reconsiders this decision in the near future, considering that the Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro does have an option with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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- 15 Apr 2025
smallpp, 14 Apr 2025better specs? which one? Water resistance, dust resistance, drop resistance, battery size and charging speed. In short, the things that are important in a rugged phone. Also the cameras are better in the XR21.
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- Anonymous
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- 15 Apr 2025
Joker phone. Got 3.5mm jack but no fm radio. 🤡
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- 15 Apr 2025
Well look at that, this phone is samsung and uses IPS screen, someone in this forum told me before that samsung doesnt use IPS as they have their own LPS
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- Zakalwe
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- 15 Apr 2025
exp1orer, 15 Apr 2025if you are into video streaming specially watching music vi... moreSpeaking of which - does anyone have any confirmed info about a headphone jack? Elsewhere I have read some concern it may have been dropped. A picture of the bottom of the phone (https://pliki.telepolis.pl/file/220744/original.jpg ) shows the same layout as the (non-pro) XCover7 and the XCover6 Pro, that is, one speaker on the bottom right. If the 7 Pro is to have two speakers, then the second speaker must be elsewhere, i.e. on the top side, and it is hard to see how there would be sufficient space together with the headphone jack and the top button.
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- 15 Apr 2025
YourLocalPhoneCritic, 15 Apr 2025Internationally, Moto G75 has all of those features + 5 yea... moreif you are into video streaming specially watching music videos... XCover7 Pro is probably the best at it... I have the XCover6 Pro and it has the loudest and the best single loud speaker phone out there... compared with my S25U which has dual/stereo speakers, the XCover6 Pro is not bad considering that it has a single loud speaker... with XCover7 Pro having dual/stereo loud speakers, I would expect the this phone has the best loud dual/stereo speakers out there.
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- 15 Apr 2025
For those who argue about it’s price, you’re not the target consumer, this phone is maily for mining or construction businesses and workers
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- 15 Apr 2025
I has everything you need for rugged phone, ok chipset, great ips less prone to light saber and any screen defect, ip68 got everything i/o u need, but the battery is way too small
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- 15 Apr 2025
saeed reza, 14 Apr 2025600 eur for what ????????????????????? nothing Privilege brand
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- 15 Apr 2025
ThatOneWeabo, 15 Apr 2025awfully priced for a rugged midranger.Samsung expecting users to carry multiple batteries in pocket so that professionals can endure all day 😂
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- 15 Apr 2025
exp1orer, 14 Apr 2025the only advantage of this vs XCover6 Pro is the esim suppo... more"no DEX support for XCover7 Pro."
According to Samsung's press release the XCover7 Pro will have DeX:
https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-introduces-galaxy-xcover7-pro-and-galaxy-tab-active5-pro-ruggedized-devices-for-frontline-excellence
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- 15 Apr 2025
Isfi, 07 Apr 2025LCD display (although 120hz) , only 6gigs of Ram, less than... moreNgl LCD makes more sense in this kind of device. The 6GB RAM isn't, however.
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- 15 Apr 2025
Internationally, Moto G75 has all of those features + 5 years of updates, while being *less than half* the price !!!
(Except for Pogo pins & headphone jack)
in the US, Moto G Power (2025) is almost identical to G75 but with a worse chip & a worse update policy of 2 years. (But on the bright side, it gets a headphone jack)
People shouldn't buy this phone, it's made for big retailers to buy in bulk & give it for free to their employees.