2021 Hulk phone has arrived
Galaxy XCover 5 is Samsung’s latest iteration of military-grade toughness for people who work rough jobs
Last year, I reviewed the XCover Pro (bit.ly/3C16RAu) which was summed as being “rubberised all around, waterproof, drop-proof, and having swappable batteries”. This year’s iteration of the XCover, the XCover 5, has been tweaked to be smaller, lighter and cheaper but still as tough as its predecessor.
The XCover line of phones has a big red button on the left side called the XCover key which can be used to gain easy access to the phone’s integrated barcode scanning app, but it can be configured to trigger other apps. This quick way to scan barcodes is perfect for people who work in logistics or those who need to track product stocks regularly as…
