Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 07 Apr 2020
It's Field Pro cousin debut with a 1000 dollar price tag.
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- Zakalwe
- HAX
- 23 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 22 Mar 2020Honestly, I can't get how camera on the phones is such a bi... moreI think there has to be a middle ground. Yes, an enterprise phone like this does not need a high end camera module, as delivery drivers and police officers are not meant to participate in photography contests.
That being said, there is a long tradition of enterprise devices trying to get away with really looow end components at extravagant prices, justified by "serious enterprise people don't care about niceties". E.g. Thinkpads are known for terrible screens to this day - "this is efficient, as it is good enough for Excel!" The actual users would probably appreciate a decent mid-range component over something that barely does the job, and such components would mean just a few bucks more, but neither the manufacturer's bean counters nor the purchasing departments are willing to take that hit.
Not sure where the XCover Pro ranks in this; I care little about image quality, so for me it really does not matter, I cannot tell the difference anyway. It just would not surprise me if the camera was below many people's standards. On the other hand I think the phone as a whole offers a lot of bang for the buck and is way more attractive to consumers than the average enterprise phone.
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- Anonymous
- awh
- 22 Mar 2020
VaruLV, 12 Mar 2020Fking shame at that, decent camera module in this one would... moreHonestly, I can't get how camera on the phones is such a big deal... Perhaps because I'm a hobby photographer using a system camera and the pictures I can take and postprocess using that dedicated device are much better, really day-and-night to what even the best cell phone can do. I can't care less about the camera on a phone beyond that being able to capture a document or so if I need. To me, a phone is a phone - it shall do calling, SMSing, have a ton of good apps include those for navigation, offline maps, etc. And it shall do it reliably, even in bad weather and extreme conditions. All that camera and gaming race on smartphones is BS. What the heck does anyone need selfies for. Sorry for my bluntness on this.
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 13 Mar 2020
bubu, 13 Mar 2020Expensive. For 140 I can buy xz or xz1 and a cover case. But, can you remove the back cover within a few seconds? Or get monthly security updates past the second year of its release?
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- bubu
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- 13 Mar 2020
Expensive. For 140 I can buy xz or xz1 and a cover case.
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 13 Mar 2020
VaruLV, 12 Mar 2020Fking shame at that, decent camera module in this one would... moreCamera part of a german review.
https://youtu.be/MvfbUMzhMTs?t=588
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 13 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 12 Mar 2020Why is it that all the really good phones are locked to US ... moreThis phone was "silently" launched in Sweden. But because it's not a hipster model with a shiny glass back (which ends up getting covered by a thick and ugly case), it was not given much airtime by the mainstream media.
Also because it has a removable battery, the very feature they repeatedly said won't be coming back. lol
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- 12 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 12 Mar 2020European reviews have been popping up on youtube and some s... moreFking shame at that, decent camera module in this one would make this a great selller outside their intended corporate environment!
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- VaruLV
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- 12 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 12 Mar 2020Why is it that all the really good phones are locked to US ... moreWhat do you mean by saying locked to U.S.?
Its available in Europe, for example, notebookcheck even made review on it.
Long story Short, good phone with few small drawbacks.
My opinion after playing with its camera in the store and comparing it with my Galaxy S8 - not worth the money if youre looking for good, durable Android with decent cameras. Yes, its meant for outdoor workers and mobile sales Personnel etc, but come on, adding cameras that are as good as they were 3 years ago was off the cards for Samsung and thats a shame, they missed great opportunity with Xcover pro.
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- Anonymous
- APC
- 12 Mar 2020
Why is it that all the really good phones are locked to US only?
First the Kyocera Duraforce Pro 2, now this...
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 12 Mar 2020
European reviews have been popping up on youtube and some say the camera is bad. But then again, I'll just have to put up with it since Samsung is busy recycling 9611 cpus and put the nice cameras/parts on fragile/pretty looking consumer grade devices.
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- Yuri84
- Tpc
- 07 Mar 2020
I'd love to see a full review and a drop test with at least 10 drops from good height. I'm hoping to see whether this phone:
a) can survive more than a few drops from 1.5-2m (over a couple of years it's bound to fall more than once)
b) can work as a decent mid-range device, replacing my aging S7 in a rugged case.
A good phone in a rugged case is both bigger and heavier than Galaxy Xcover Pro. And a thin case doesn't provide much in terms of protection. So I wonder if Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro can be a decent replacement to an old Samsung Galaxy S7.
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 07 Mar 2020
125, 06 Mar 2020Where is the review?For now, there's a single English-sub review of it.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B0wNcis2ZXY
A teardown from PBKreviews.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QOiBytB9po0
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- y@W
- 06 Mar 2020
Where is the review?
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- 03 Mar 2020
Got the dual-SIM EU XCover Pro model.
Work fabulously. GPS etc. is particularly fast and accurate (inc. Galileo, GLONASS and Beidou so not surprising). Very solid. Very customisable. Nice camera. Dual-SIM works nicely. Latest Android. Can't fault it.
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 02 Mar 2020
XCover Pro vs LG v20, 28 Feb 2020To those of you who compared the Samsung XCover Pro to the ... more> Practically unusable in everyday life. Probably because the battery back is metal and the positioning of antennas was more difficult.
Or could it be that you got a lemon V20? And you never mentioned why the xcover pro was bad as your post was all about the V20.
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- XCover Pro vs LG v20
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- 28 Feb 2020
To those of you who compared the Samsung XCover Pro to the LG V20 -- i tested both, and i would have loved them as a successor to my LG G4.
The LG V20 also had MANY disapointmentt, at least the version i tested in the middle of EU (Austira).
The V20's camera is WORSE than that of the elderly G4, in fact, images appear like WATERCOLOUR!
What was a no-go criteria: The v20 HAD VERY BAD OVERALL RADIO SIGNAL QUALITY.
In my home region with LTE coverage, i never had interrupted calls for many years. The V20 did not manage well in my region - calls were dropped, signal was frequently lost, many changes from 3G/4G back and forth. Practically unusable in everyday life. Probably because the battery back is metal and the positioning of antennas was more difficult.
In my opinion, neither the LG v20 nor the Samsung Xcover pro are of good quality. really ashame!
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- Zakalwe
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- 27 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 25 Feb 2020So in other words, it will be the successor to LG V20? The ... moreThere is an FM radio, actually.
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- mgK
- 26 Feb 2020
It's nowhere as good as the V20 but I was still pleasantly surprised to see something of an ok quality with a removable battery. If it's rootable, it will be more attractive than the V20 which is now unrootable. I mean, the V20 has so many features and aftermarket removable, externally chargeable 10-12k mah batteries. Sadly, you cannot flash custom ROM on it and every time you look at your phone, you see google staring back at you, collecting your data and making you a part of the digital henhouse it's masters are runnning from the shadows...
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- Anonymous
- vry
- 26 Feb 2020
Anonymous, 25 Feb 2020So in other words, it will be the successor to LG V20? The ... moreIt won't as it does not have quad dac. But we might see a v20 successor if the EU stops grandstanding and just walk the talk when it comes to imposing repairability on smartphones.