Samsung Galaxy Xcover vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Active

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Xcover vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Active across display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Galaxy Xcover offers a screen size of 3.6 inches, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Active offers 3 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Xcover the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy Xcover and Sony Ericsson Xperia Active feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson Xperia Active offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Xcover offers 3.2 MP, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Active better for rear camera photography.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Xcover offers higher internal storage with 150 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Active offers 1 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Xcover the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

18 Oct, 2011
17 Oct, 2011
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

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  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

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4.2/5
(79 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

N/A
1 GHz
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 205
Adreno 829

RAM

512 MB
512 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

3.6 inches  (9.14 cm)
3 inches  (7.62 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px
320x480 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

160 ppi
192 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

47.93 %
52.96 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

122 mm
92 mm
150.83 mm

Width

66 mm
55 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

12.00 mm
16.50 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

116 grams
110.8 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

N/A
1200 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 3.51(3G) / Up to 4.88(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

150 MB
1 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Image/video editor
Document viewer
N/A

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