The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro is the successor to the Galaxy Xcover 5. A rugged smartphone built for harsh environments and for people with an active lifestyle. The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro (also known as the Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro 2) comes with MIL-STD-810H certification, providing an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance and military-grade ruggedness.The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro has a premium look and is only available in black. It is sealed and waterproof and can withstand up to 35 minutes at depths of up to 1.5 meters. The manufacturer also claims that it can withstand drops of up to 1.5 meters into concrete and can be used in the rain.
The Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro features a 6.6-inch PLS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels and a refresh rate of 120Hz. The display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus + with dot cutouts for the 13-megapixel front camera.
Dual cameras can be installed on the rear panel. The rear camera module consists of a 50-megapixel f/1.8 wide-angle camera and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. The rear camera has dual flash.
The rear camera can record video in 4K and the front camera can record in Full HD 1080p.
The Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6nm) chipset. The chipset features two Kyro 670 quad-core processors clocked at 2.4GHz and 1.8GHz respectively. It has Adreno 642L GPU for graphics and runs Android 12 OS with One UI 4.1. This is the same chipset we saw on the Galaxy A73 5G.
The Samsung phone is equipped with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal memory and has a dedicated microSD slot for memory expansion using a memory card.
It also comes with a removable 4050mAh battery, so you can easily replace the battery yourself when needed without calling a technician. Supports 15W fast charging.
USB-C port (USB 3.2), POGO charging contacts, single or dual SIM with 4G LTE and 5G support, Bluetooth 5.2, Tri-band Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/mc Fi/6e, NFC, GPS and 3.5mm audio jack. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro price and availability
Pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro is expected to start at around $549. This is about 255,000 Naira in Nigeria, 2,800 GHC in Ghana and 52,000 KES in Kenya.
The rugged smartphone was announced in June 2022 and is expected to go on sale in July 2022 as well.