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\n\nWhile we\u2019re all waiting for the Galaxy S20 to arrive in San Francisco on February 11, Samsung isn\u2019t resting on its laurels. After announcing the budget-friendly Galaxy S10 and Note 10 Lite models ahead of its CES appearance last week, Samsung has turned its sights to a new kind of Galaxy phone, and it\u2019s getting a little help from Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Galaxy XCover Pro is something of a return to the \u201cActive\u201d phones that Samsung made from the Galaxy S4 to the S8, but it\u2019s more than just a rugged, IP68 water-resistant, MIL-STD 810G certified handset that doesn\u2019t need a case. You\u2019re also getting something that was long thought to be extinct. No, I\u2019m not talking about a headphone jack (though it has one of those too). I\u2019m talking about a removable battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been many years since Samsung<\/a> released a phone with a removable battery, but when you run out of juice in the XCover Pro\u2019s 4,050mAh battery, you\u2019ll be able to pop off the back cover and snap in a new one (which are obviously sold separately). It also features 15W fast charging, which can be done over USB-C or a pogo pin-compatible charger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the Galaxy XCover Pro is a \u201cfield\u201d device, you won\u2019t find a glass back or an Infinity screen, and the bezels are quite large. However, there\u2019s more than meets the eye. The 6.3-inch display has \u201can enhanced touchscreen able to work in any condition, including rain or snow,\u201d as well as the ability to work even when the user is wearing gloves. The back of the phone features a grippable plastic cover, while the rest of the specs are fairly unremarkable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dimensions: 159.9 X 76.7 X 9.94mm
Display: 6.3-inch Full HD+
Processor: Exynos 9611
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Front camera: 13MP. f\/2.0
Rear camera: 25MP, f\/1.7 + 8MP, f\/2.2
Battery: 4,040mAh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the side of the phone you\u2019ll find a power button with an embedded fingerprint sensor, as well as a pair of programmable keys that can boil tasks down to just a single click. But Samsung hopes one of them will be used as a walkie-talkie. Just like the canary-colored Motorola i530, you can use your XCover Pro as an old-fashioned walkie talkie thanks to integration with Microsoft Teams. As announced last week, Microsoft is building push-to-talk Walkie Talkie mode into its Teams software, letting you push a button to instantly contact a team member or a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Samsung is building a point-of-sale system into the XCover Pro that lets customers make payments by tapping their contactless card, phone or watch to the phone. It\u2019s unclear how seamless Samsung\u2019s POS platform is, but it specifically spotlighted approval by Visa\u2019s Tap to Phone pilot program.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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