Waterproof and weatherproof + replaceable battery: Samsung XCover 6 Pro brutal full test!
How long has it been since you saw a smartphone with a swappable battery? Unexpectedly, Samsung recently took the lead in launching the XCover 6 Pro in Taiwan before the release of the new foldable Z series. It can be used with peace of mind even in humid or dusty working environments.
Today, we will not only show you the performance of this phone in all aspects, but also go to the bunker in the park to actually test the sturdy protection performance of this phone. Let’s follow along with us now!
▲ XCover 6 Pro is Samsung’s first XCover series officially launched in Taiwan, emphasizing military-grade protection and weather resistance, and the replaceable battery design is a highlight.
Appearance design
The positioning of the XCover 6 Pro mobile phone is very clear. The main military-grade protective body design is designed to meet the needs of particularly severe use environments, such as especially suitable for logistics, production, construction, etc., which often need to face various weather changes. , even for users in humid and high-dust working environments, it also has dual-card dual-standby and expandable memory card design, which meets the needs of multi-card business. Like some people who are particularly prone to breaking their mobile phones and do not like to use their mobile phones carefully, MIL-STD 810H military standard durability + IP68 waterproof and dustproof, naturally more secure in use.
Because of this design, this phone feels particularly thick and heavy in the hand, with a size of 168.8 x 79.9 x 9.9mm and a weight of 235 grams. Perhaps because of the increased grip, the side and back cover of the fuselage are designed with stripes, which can indeed bring better handheld stability.
In addition, the XCover 6 Pro is equipped with a 6.6-inch LCD screen with FHD+ resolution, a dual-lens main camera with a beauty-point style central hole-drilled front lens and a back cover. The whole machine is decorated with a black theme and orange-red color buttons. Visually, it can be said that It is full of masculinity, especially from the particularly thick frame of the screen and the elements of the detachable back cover design, we can find the essence of this mobile phone for military-standard weather resistance.
In addition to the sturdy body, especially this phone is also equipped with two shortcut keys on the body, namely the XCover key on the left side of the body and the top key at the top. These two keys can be set to various functions at any time according to the needs of the user. For example, the top button is preset to the flashlight function, and pressing it at any time can turn on the LED light next to the camera for lighting. Like the current delivery staff, following delivering the food to the destination, you must take a photo of the house number and address as a return. At this time, it is very convenient to set the shortcut key as the camera!
▲ After the original box is opened, the accessories inside are relatively simple, except for the mobile phone itself, which also attaches a replaceable battery.
▲ When you hold it in your hand, you can clearly feel the solidity of this phone. It is indeed a high-protection model. The size, thickness and weight of the body are not low.
▲The right side of the fuselage has the volume key and the power key. This power key also combines the fingerprint recognition function, which is very easy to use. And I really like the striped design of the side frame of his fuselage, it looks like the side frame design of SONY Xperia Pro-I, which is non-slip and can increase the stability of the hand.
▲The top of the fuselage is equipped with a microphone, 3.5 mm headphone jack, top shortcut keys, and LED status indicators.
▲In addition to the top key, there is an XCover key on the left side of the fuselage, which allows users to set shortcut functions.
▲As long as you enter the setting page of the system, you can select the shortcut functions required by the user for these two buttons.
▲Users can also select “click” or “long press” for these two shortcut keys to set different shortcut functions.
▲The top mirror is preset as a demonstration of the use of the flashlight function
▲From the small gap in the upper right corner of the back of the fuselage, the back cover can be opened smoothly.
▲After opening, you can see the design of a circle of waterproof rubber strips on the back cover. I haven’t seen a mobile phone with a detachable back cover for a long time, and I suddenly feel nostalgic. (Remember to keep it dry and clean before removing the back cover)
▲This phone supports 5G network, can insert up to two SIM cards, and supports external memory cards at the same time.
▲The detachable battery design is very important for users who need to keep in touch at any time. After all, no matter how fast the fast charge is, it cannot be faster than you can change the battery. However, only one battery is included in the original box, and if you have additional needs, you must purchase it yourself.
▲Come and see this video of opening the back cover, the sound of the cracking, which makes people miss the replaceable battery design.
▲It may be because of the super protection and the relationship of the LCD screen, the frame of this screen is really wide, and the front lens with the beauty tip design is a little outdated in appearance design, but if it is made for enhanced protection A compromise is more acceptable.
▲ The 6.6-inch screen is large enough for watching videos, but the color rendering effect is naturally different from that of AMOLED. However, in order to meet the needs of work, this screen has also enhanced the touch sensitivity. Wearing gloves with a thickness of less than 2mm can still touch the touch. As a business phone user, there is no need to worry regarding repeatedly putting on and taking off gloves in order to operate the phone. .
▲ This phone screen supports a high update rate of 120 Hz!
▲Although the sound quality performance is not very good, the volume of this speaker is very loud. We think it is not easy to miss calls in a noisy outdoor environment. Come and take a look at the sound quality and volume performance of the XCover 6 Pro speakers.
performance and battery life
The XCover 6 Pro is powered by a Qualcomm S778G processor, 6GB RAM, and 128GB ROM. Of course, the performance cannot be compared with the flagship models, but Samsung’s UI interface design is not bad, and there is no problem of lag in use. In addition, this phone is not intended for those who use it to play mobile games. Players, for For users of daily Internet browsing, communication software, and social software, the performance of the S778G processor XCover 6 Pro is definitely more than enough. In this part, we also provide the test results of the benchmarking software for your reference.
I just mentioned that the battery of this phone has a big advantage, that is, it adopts a replaceable battery design.
If the user has two batteries to replace, when the battery is out of power, he only needs to replace the fully charged battery, and he can take on the challenge immediately, which is faster than any fast charge. This is for some users with business work needs Quite important, following all calls can not be missed. (However, the charging speed of this phone only supports up to 15W charging)
In this paragraph, we also take you to take a look at the battery life performance of this phone.
▲ XCover 6 Pro is pre-loaded with the One UI 4.1 version of Android 12.
▲ geekbench test results.
▲PCmark test results.
▲3Dmark test results.
We turned off the automatic brightness of the phone, adjusted the screen brightness and volume to regarding 50%, and continuously played high-quality streaming videos through W-iFi for 30 minutes. The actual measurement results showed that the power dropped by 4%.
▲ After half an hour of continuous high-quality streaming video playback, the power has dropped from 74% to 70%. After conversion, it can play YouTube videos continuously for 12.5 hours when fully charged, using an Android phone with a 4050 mAh battery capacity. That said, the performance is above the middle.
The 50-megapixel main lens performed better than expected
As for the camera part, we didn’t have any expectations. After all, in the past, such models that emphasized weather resistance and fall resistance would not have much surprising performance in the camera part. However, the XCover 6 Pro is quite special. The main camera is equipped with a 50-megapixel main lens, which supports 4K resolution recording, and is matched with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, while the front lens is 13-megapixel.
The actual performance is indeed not bad. The three lenses can obtain bright and colorful images in daytime scenes, and the night shots of the main lens are also better than we originally expected, and the quality of photos taken at night is quite clean. But unfortunately, in the night shooting scene, the ultra-wide-angle lens and the front lens will still be tested, but in terms of the positioning of this phone, such a camera performance can already meet most work needs.
▲ The main camera of the XCover 6 Pro is equipped with a 50-megapixel main lens and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens.
▲ You should be familiar with Samsung’s camera interface, and it is quite easy to operate in practice. The focusing speed and overall smoothness of use are not bad.
▲The main camera takes real images.
▲ The front camera takes real images. (You can click to enlarge and view the original image for the above real images.)
Military protection + IP68 waterproof and dustproof
The XCover 6 Pro is very complete in the protection part. In addition to the well-known IP68 waterproof and dustproof, it also reaches the MIL-STD 810H certification. The so-called MIL-STD 801H certification is actually quite strict. It is used by the US military to accurately evaluate the device. Restrictions, a set of standardized test forms designed, including altitude, humidity, immersion, salt spray, dust, vibration, falling, etc., must achieve a certain degree of protection.
In this regard, we actually took the mobile phone to the park to do some violent tests. The basic flushing is no longer enough. This time, we directly threw the mobile phone into the sand pit, or even buried it in the sand pit, and then took it to the faucet. Go down and rinse it off. After this series of “tortures”, the mobile phone can still be used normally. I believe that for those who work in a severe working environment, they will definitely feel more at ease.
▲Military protection plus IP68 waterproof and dustproof, allowing users to use it in various occasions with more peace of mind. We actually dropped the phone in a sandpit and flushed it directly under the faucet, with no damage to the phone. However, we also remind you that these violent tests are performed on the test machine only for the sake of the article, and you are not encouraged to use your mobile phone to do these violent tests.
▲The actual measurement directly fell! Samsung XCover 6 Pro bunker reality experience dust test video.
▲ Super ruthless direct wash! Samsung XCover 6 Pro waterproof test, tap reality video.
Summary: Positioning a clear new choice
Have you ever met a friend who emphasizes durability every time you buy a phone? I remember a friend who was working on a construction site. Every time he asked us which mobile phone we wanted to replace, he would definitely add the need for drop resistance. I think this is the main customer group for the XCover 6 Pro.
After reading the detailed test of XCover 6 Pro, you may feel that this phone seems to perform well, and the price of nearly 20,000 yuan may also make you think of more models with similar prices but better performance. However, this model with special emphasis on weather resistance and military protection is not intended for the mass market. Users will need this type of mobile phone with strong protection, and it is bound to be for the working environment. Naturally, cameras and audio-visual functions will not be the first choice.
From this point of view, we believe that the design of this phone really meets the needs, such as replaceable battery design, dual shortcut keys, a sturdy body that can be used in various occasions, with a large screen, a good camera, Loud speakers, and if you’re looking for a smartphone that’s primarily durable and easy to use, the XCover 6 Pro is indeed one of the few models to recommend!
▲We think that although the price of XCover 6 Pro is not low, it is really competent in the main part of the solid protection, and it makes people feel very comfortable to use.
