Samsung Galaxy XCover 5
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Anonymous, 29 Jun 2023How is Galaxy Xcover 5's PLS LCD screen when compared ... moreSeems XCover 5 PLS screen is slightly better than Tab3 Active PLS screen. I have both. XCover6 Pro PLS screen is much better that I don't want to go back to AMOLED anymore.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 20 Dec 2023

    By far worst phone I have owned, only had it a week and i am already shopping for a replacement[not Samsung] it is inconvenient to use definitely not user friendly with more things i don't want than ones i do. Even functions I need to use are very poor, the only good thing about this phone will be throwing it in the bin the minute its replacement arrives

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      • philh44
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      • 09 Nov 2023

      you have to suffer, 06 Feb 2023exynos 850 is too weak for android 12. so keep it at stock ... moreBS. Mine is perfectly fine on 13..

        rot-ta, 29 Oct 2023If you want a Samsung phone that's compact and comes w... moreDoes it have notification led?

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          • rot-ta
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          • 29 Oct 2023

          If you want a Samsung phone that's compact and comes with all the user-friendly features (microSD card slot, headphone jack and removable battery) that are so rare in 2023, what else is there? I honestly don't mind the subpar performance or cameras. I just wish this thing had the notification LED it's bigger brothers have.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 19 Oct 2023

            worst smartphone i've ever owned. by far.

              Papio Sphinx, 29 Aug 202313 Months since I bought the phone and it served me well up... moreI don't understand what you are expecting here, a phone worthy to travel into space with? This is a rugged device, not a mission critical device. It is designed in a way to survive rough use and it did, and they serviced it for you. Don't be extra needy.

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                • ozsigmon
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                • 06 Oct 2023

                Anonymous, 21 Mar 2023Running 13 with 5.1 without problems on a DS-modell. Don&#... moreSo do I

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                  • Papio Sphinx
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                  • 29 Aug 2023

                  Papio Sphinx, 01 Aug 2022I just bought this phone after days of research looking to ... more13 Months since I bought the phone and it served me well up until now. Sturdy, especially with the protective case, I could drop it on a concrete floor with confidence. It worked as desired for 13 months.

                  But now it gave a warning of having water in the charging port and wouldn't charge, even though it didn't get wet in any way.

                  I cleared out the port with a small tool to see if there was dust inside (there wasnt any dust)
                  Eventually after a day it would charge again and I 'cleared the usb cache' as is advised when encountering the aforementioned problem. But a day later the battery was empty unexpectedly and when trying to charge it would display the charging symbol without the green moving ring. I tried to charge it for hours, but it wouldn't do anything.

                  Brought it to a Samsung service point and they said they were going to repair it within 3 days. I asked for a substitute phone for the time being but they couldn't offer it. So now I will have to do those days without a smartphone ( which is inconvenient for my work).
                  They also warned me that it could come back with the storage wiped, I suggested they might as well just give me a new one then, but they couldn't. I asked if they could send me the phone once repaired but they told me I had to come retrieve it at the service point.

                  Not the reliable phone I hoped for.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 29 Jun 2023

                      How is Galaxy Xcover 5's PLS LCD screen when compared with Samsung Galaxy Tab Active3's?

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                        • Gabi
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                        • 14 Apr 2023

                        c-dubble, 22 Dec 2022Typically one exchanges some capacity for removable phone b... moreYour comment reflects my opinion. "Cases of batteries" yes, please! My first cellphone used AA batteries as well as mains charging option.
                        There are plans to reintriroduce batteries again.
                        Best regards

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 02 Apr 2023

                          The camera is suffering from lens flare. Best to use a hood when needed.

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                            • Catfish
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                            • 02 Apr 2023

                            I have a dual sim X cover 5. I have it on android 13 One ui 5.1. I am pretty happy with it. But, it does have entry level guts, it feels pretty good most of the time, not flagship snappy, but pretty good, some websites are very noticeably slow, namely Bunnings, and if you keep 30+ tabs open in your browser you will start to feel it. The two big things I feel is it takes a minute plus to turn on, and the camera takes 4 or 5 seconds to launch, and can be slow to focus and shoot. I am pretty happy with it, the display is definitely not as pretty as the flagships, and I noticed it was a bit slower than the s9 that I swapped from, but I am pretty happy with it.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 21 Mar 2023

                              Running 13 with 5.1 without problems on a DS-modell. Don't understand comment about it beeing too weak for 13. I don't game, so not tested for that. For other tasks, in practical use, I don't feel any difference in speed since it was new with 11. I don't like switching phones, so the long support period and the easy battery replacement was the reason I bought this model. Ideally I would have liked a smaller phone, but that's not easy with todays phone trends. After about two years ownership, I'm satisfied.

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                                • 20 Mar 2023

                                Is it OK to update from Android 12 OneUI 4.1 to Android 13, reportedly not possible to rollback update? Anyone updated, is it OneUI 5.1 or only 5.0 for this device?

                                  Anonymous, 18 Jan 2023Is it ok to update the system? New update is android 12.exynos 850 is too weak for android 12. so keep it at stock firmware.
                                  even samsung gives android 13 for this, it'll struggle to boot up.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 18 Jan 2023

                                    Is it ok to update the system? New update is android 12.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 13 Jan 2023

                                      exp1orer, 25 Dec 2022I'm holding off buying the XCover 6 Pro... XCover 5 is... morewell good for you, it has an ultrawide camera and fingerprint scanner