Samsung Galaxy Xcover review full specification price rugged android nature proof

Water Proof, Dust Proof, Scratch Resistant, Rugged Body

2G Network :GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network :HSDPA 900 / 2100



Display Type :Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size : 3.65 inches

- Gorilla Glass display

- TouchWiz UI

- Multi-touch input method

- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate

- Touch-sensitive controls

- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off



OS :Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Messaging :SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Browser :WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

Games: Yes

Colors:Gray

GPS :with A-GPS support

3.5mm jack :Yes



Phonebook :Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records :Practically unlimited

Card slot :microSD, up to 32GB



GPRS:Yes

EDGE :Yes

3G :HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth :with A2DP

Infrared port:No

USB :v2.0 microUSB







Camera :Primary :3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, LED flash

Features :Geo-tagging

Video :Yes



Java :via Java MIDP emulator

- IP67 certified - dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- Digital compass

- Social networking integration

- MP4/H.264/H.263 player

- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player

- Organizer

- Image/video editor

- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,

YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration

- Voice memo/dial/commands

- Predictive text input (Swype)



Battery :Standard battery, Li-Ion



The new Samsung Galaxy Xcover

Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy Xcover, a ruggedised phone with IP67 protection against the elements.

It's not really a surprise that Samsung is bringing this phone, given the leaks all over the internet in the last day or two and the success of the Motorola Defy.

The Galaxy Xcover is likely to be a lot cheaper than Moto's challenger though, given the spec sheet shows some low-end choices.

For instance we're looking at a 3.65-inch screen with a 3MP camera (albeit with flash included) and an 800MHz processor pumping away under the hood.



However, Android 2.3 is included on the phone out of the box, which is one in the eye for the Defy, despite it's slightly higher spec sheet.

The Galaxy Xcover comes with full IP67 rating, which means its splash, dust and shockproof. There's also a 2GB microSD card in the box for media, helping to supplement the meagre 150MB internal memory.

Will be updated soon with full review...