Samsung Galaxy XCover 7

The phone has a rugged build with full waterproof protection and an IP68 rating, making it suitable for use in wet or demanding conditions. It measures 169 x 80.1 x 10.2 mm with a volume of 138.08 cm³ and weighs 240 g. The design follows a conventional non-folding slab form factor.

The device uses a 6.6″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2408 px at 400 ppi, protected by Gorilla Glass DX+ for added scratch and damage resistance. The panel runs at a 60Hz refresh rate and does not support HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, or Always-On Display, and there is no secondary screen.

The phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus SoC built on a 6 nm process, featuring an eight-core CPU in a big.LITTLE configuration running at 2 x 2.2 GHz and 6 x 2 GHz across 8 threads, with HMP and multithreading support and integrated LTE. Graphics are handled by the Mali G57 MC2 running at 950 MHz, supporting DirectX 12. The device ships with 6GB of DDR4 RAM at 2,133 MHz — expandable up to 12GB — alongside 128GB of internal storage, and achieves an AnTuTu score of 401,000.

The main camera is a single-lens 50 MP unit with an f/1.8 aperture and a CMOS sensor, offering phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, and a dual-tone LED flash with two LEDs. Manual controls cover ISO, focus, white balance, and exposure, and the camera supports HDR mode, burst shooting, slow-motion video, and in-camera panoramas, while RAW shooting, manual shutter speed, laser autofocus, 360° panorama, and optical zoom are absent. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, with no optical image stabilization or back-illuminated sensor. The 5 MP front camera has an f/2.0 aperture and is positioned conventionally on the display — not under it — with no front-facing flash and a single-lens setup.

The phone runs Android 14 and includes a comprehensive set of privacy features covering clipboard warnings, location privacy, camera and microphone access controls, and app tracking blocking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. Usability features include dark mode, extra dim mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, customizable notifications, notification permission controls, a media picker, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, Live Text, sharing intents, widgets, a child lock, and the ability to play games while downloading. The OS also supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, phone tracking, multi-user accounts, and battery health checks. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, app offloading, Quick Start, and PC mode are not present, and direct OS updates from the vendor are not provided.

The phone houses a 4050 mAh rechargeable battery with a removable design, making it straightforward to swap out in the field without tools. It supports 15W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present, while wireless charging is not supported.

The phone includes stereo speakers and a 3.5 mm headset jack, covering both built-in and wired audio output. There is no FM radio, and Bluetooth audio codec support is absent across all high-quality formats, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The phone supports 5G with cellular download speeds up to 3,300 Mbits/s and operates as a dual SIM device. Wireless connectivity covers Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), paired with Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, and a USB Type-C port running on USB 2.0. Location is handled by GPS with Galileo support, and onboard sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, while a barometer, infrared sensor, and heart rate monitor are absent. A fingerprint scanner is present for biometric unlocking, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not available. The device has an external memory slot for storage expansion, and features such as satellite SOS, crash detection, DLNA, ANT+, HDMI output, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent.

The phone includes a video light to assist with recording in low-light conditions. The display is flat with no curved edges, and neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel is used.