We all know that Samsung isn't exactly a shrinking violet when it comes to smartphones. It has a wide range of handsets, spanning all price points and covering Android, Windows Phone and even its own Bada operating system.Samsung has been in the rugged mobile phone arena before, although only with 'dumb' phones such as the. Now, though, Samsung seems to have finally noticed the success Motorola has had with its and, and has decided to jump onto the bandwagon with a rugged handset of its own.The result is the rather heavily named Samsung Galaxy S5690 Xcover Extreme, which you'll probably see referred to as either the Samsung Galaxy Xcover or the Samsung Galaxy Extreme. We're opting for the Samsung Galaxy Xcover for this review.The Samsung Galaxy Xcover is IP67 certified, meaning it's able to survive under a meter of water for up to 30 minutes, and can withstand dust too. Clearly it needs to be well sealed to perform these feats. The sealing looks relatively subtle, but we'll test it later.Both the headset slot on the top and the USB slot along the bottom are protected by hinged covers. The USB slot is also quite recessed, and we had trouble getting our usual 'one size fits all' connector to fit into the hole.The power button on the right and the volume rocker on the left are fairly flush with the chassis, and presumably well protected underneath.The backplate is held firm with a screw-type lock, and even when you release this you need to prise it away.
The Samsung Galaxy Xcover (GT-S5690) owners may also want to keep their device up-to-date. So we thought of giving you a tutorial of how to upgrade Samsung Galaxy Xcover (GT-S5690) to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
There's a secondary seal around the battery for double protection. The Samsung Galaxy Xcover's screen, of course, is made from Gorilla Glass.The handset is a somewhat chunky beast, measuring 121.5 x 65.9 x 11.95mm and weighing 135g. There is a lot of unused space above and below the screen that makes it seem a bit over-engineered, and the 3.65-inch screen looks a little lost.Beneath the screen are three fairly large buttons for Home, Back and Menu. Yes, they're well sealed against water and dust, but this doesn't in any way affect their comfy feel under the fingers.Look closely at the volume rocker, incidentally, and you'll see a torch icon. Hold this end of the rocker down and you can toggle the camera LED for use as a, well, as a torch.Specs-wise, Samsung hasn't really pushed the boat out with the Galaxy Xcover. Android is version 2.3 Gingerbread. The 800MHz processor isn't what we'd call state of the art, and with just 150MB of free storage you'll need a microSD card almost immediately.The camera is another letdown, offering just 3.1MP of shooting power.Considering that, who supplied our review sample, is selling the Samsung Galaxy Xcover for £226.80 SIM-free in the UK, then maybe these specs are to be expected.
In the US, we found it priced at $385 SIM-free on Amazon.There's also the usual GPS, Wi-Fi and HSDPA on the Samsung Galaxy Xcover.
Galaxy Xcover GT-S5690 should have root access by the time you’re done with our tutorial. To feature that, there are some steps which you need to see to. Everything is presented in detail in today’s post!A rooting is one of the most recommended procedures today. If your device experiences full access, it experiences novelties that would be impossible to witness otherwise. The tool which is responsible for this process is SRSRoot. This app has some really great pros.
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Besides providing longer battery life, it also brings root-only apps. That’s not all you’ll be able to enjoy. The rooting of your handset will result in new features and custom ROMs. The presence of customization tweaks, superuser and admin permission will deliver plenty of improvement possibilities. Your smartphone ends up with better security, too.
Nothing unnecessary will be installed on your phone. Theadvantages of this methodThe SRSRoot is also an unrooting tool.
Consider using it if you want that for your handset. This app comes for free and it’s powered by the SRS Server. It also supports various Android versions and many different brands. The phone’s 800 MHz Marvell MG2 processor will get a boost from this rooting.Your phone, also known as Samsung Galaxy Xtreme S5690, is going to lose its warranty after the entire procedure is over. That’s one of the cons of this procedure. Moreover, if you want an upgrade for the phone, you’ll have to give up the following: root access and system partition.
No harm is going to be done to internal / external SD cards or important content.As for the kind of Build ID we wanted to use for this rooting, here is its name: GINGERBREAD.ZCLF2. You, however, can look for another Build ID and use it; this dedicated app will let you use whichever one you wish.