According to reports, Samsung is developing a new generation of Galaxy Xcover series phones. Today, Samsung launched the Galaxy Xcover 5 and revealed the full specifications and renderings.
Samsung also mentioned: ‘To meet the needs of a mobile workforce, the Galaxy XCover 5 is designed for field and factory work, featuring dust and water resistance.’ In short, the XCover 5 is built specifically for typically harsh environments such as factories and the outdoors.
The XCover 5 features a 5.3-inch TFT display with HD+ (1600 x 720) resolution. The phone measures 147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm. As a rugged phone, it has wider bezels.
The phone is powered by the Exynos 850 chipset, which is manufactured using an 8nm LPP process and features Cortex-A55 cores (clocked at 2.0 GHz).
This phone has a 3000mAh battery and supports 15W fast charging. The rear single camera uses a 16MP lens (f/1.8 aperture), while the front camera uses a 5MP lens (f/2.2 aperture). This phone does not feature a fingerprint sensor.
The device is also IP68 water and dust-resistant and MIL-STD810H certified, making it a proper rugged phone. The device is only available in a single variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage (priced at £329). The phone will go on sale in Europe on March 12.
