Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover

Released 2011, October
100g, 12mm thickness
Android 2.3
150MB 512MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
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3.65"
320x480 pixels
3MP
480p
512MB RAM
1500mAh

Also known as Samsung Galaxy Xtreme S5690

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 2100
	Speed	HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2011, August. Released 2011, October
Launch	Status	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	121.5 x 65.9 x 12 mm (4.78 x 2.59 x 0.47 in)
	Weight	100 g (3.53 oz)
	SIM	Mini-SIM
		IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display	Type	IPS LCD
	Size	3.65 inches, 39.7 cm² (~49.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~158 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass
		TouchWiz UI

Platform	OS	Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Platform	CPU	800 MHz Marvell MG2

Memory	Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	150MB 512MB RAM

Main Camera	Single	3.15 MP, AF
	Features	LED flash
	Video	480p

Selfie camera		No

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
	Bluetooth	3.0, A2DP, EDR
	Positioning	GPS, A-GPS
	Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS
	USB	microUSB 2.0

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
		MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Photo/video editor Document editor

Battery	Type	Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 640 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)

Misc	Colors	Gray
	SAR	0.53 W/kg (head) 0.73 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.58 W/kg (head)
	Price	About 90 EUR

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Samsung S5690 Galaxy Xcover - user opinions and reviews

XCover Fan
mAN
09 Jul 2025

Its because of the obscure/undocumented cpu in it (Marvell MG2) That it doesnt have alot of custom roms, two ice cream sandwich roms exist but they are way too unstable its not worth it installing them

Anonymous
nxP
20 Feb 2024

Eh, it's a limited-capability model. But it can still make standard calls, send SMS, and receive GPS data, while decently waterproof and durable. And cheap used, if the durability wasn't enough. Also runs old versions of OruxMaps with ...

gtrxAC
6kY
28 Oct 2023

Very common phone here in Finland, and it's not really that good... There's like one custom ROM available and it's unstable, couldn't even get it to work.