Comparison of Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 and Huawei Honor Bee smartphones based on their characteristics

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3

Huawei Honor Bee

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Samsung

Huawei

Phone model

Galaxy Xcover 3

Honor Bee

Year of release

2015

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

133 mm

134 mm

Body width

70 mm

66 mm

Body thickness

10 mm

10 mm

Weight

154 g

143 g

Volume

93.16 cm³

89.04 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Gray

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Marvell PXA1908

• ARM Cortex-A7

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Vivante GC7000UL

• Mali-400 MP2

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1.5 GB

1 GB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

128 GB

4 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Marvell PXA1908

• Spreadtrum SC7731G

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2200

1730

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

9 h

6 h

Standby time in GSM networks

280 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

9 h

7 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

220 h

Duration of listening to music

85 h

Video watching duration

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

13 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.5 in

4.5 in

Screen resolution

800 x 480 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

207 ppi

218 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR
• HDP
• MAP
• HFP
• HID
• OPP
• SPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

TV

Built-in TV receiver

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• Xvid

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Shockproof case

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.71 W/kg