Last week, we took a closer look at the Galaxy Xcover 7’s design courtesy of official renders leaked exclusively by us. While Samsung has yet to announce the new rugged phone, one of its retail partners has acted prematurely. A Samsung-branded reseller in the Czech Republic listed the device on its website with key specs, images, and price. The phone is available for purchase, though.
Galaxy Xcover 7 specs and price revealed by a Samsung partner
The premature listing on Samsung‘s partner site has multiple images of the Galaxy Xcover 7, showing it from all angles. As we revealed in our exclusive leak, the device sports a sturdy and rugged design with a user-removable back cover. Bezels are expectedly chunky, while edges appear slightly raised for added protection. The default wallpaper is inspired by the Galaxy S23.
The phone has one camera each on the front and back with a dual-LED flash on the back. The power and volume buttons are on the right side while a customizable Action Key sits on the left. The bottom has a speaker grille, a microphone hole, a USB Type-C port, and Pogo pin connectors for charging. We can see a secondary microphone and a 3.5mm headphone jack at the top.
Coming to the specs, the Samsung reseller confirmed that the Galaxy Xcover 7 will feature a 6.6-inch display with an FHD+ (1080 x 2408 pixels) resolution. Further details are not available but it could be an LCD panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. The front camera is a 5MP unit while the rear camera has a 50MP resolution. It might be the same 50MP camera found on the Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro, a premium rugged phone from 2022.
The upcoming model has the same IP68 dust and water resistance and military standard MIL-STD-810H durability. The device is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 6100+ chipset, a 5G-enabled SoC aimed at mid-range Android smartphones. It has a peak CPU speed of 2.2GHz. Samsung will pair the chipset with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The Galaxy Xcover 7 will run Android 14 out of the box.
The new rugged phone is relatively affordable
The Galaxy Xcover 7 is listed with a price tag of 8,999 Czech Koruna (CZK), which is equivalent to $400 or €465. The pricing is in line with previous leaks. Samsung sold the Galaxy Xcover 6 Pro at €599, so the new model is substantially more affordable. The company might be planning to launch it in the next few weeks. The device may arrive alongside the Galaxy Tab Active 5, a new rugged Android tablet.
2024-01-10 15:06:50