A new leak has revealed camera details for two upcoming rugged Samsung phones, the Galaxy XCover 8 and the Galaxy XCover FR (also referred to as the Galaxy Cover Scan). Trade-database listings show the XCover 8 with a 5MP front camera, while the XCover FR/Scan is listed with a 12MP camera; the listing does not specify whether the 12MP unit is front- or rear-facing. The leak suggests Samsung is actively developing both devices.
Galaxy XCover camera and hardware details
The listing explicitly attributes a 5MP front camera to the Galaxy XCover 8. For the Galaxy XCover FR/Scan, the trade entry records a 12MP camera but gives no indication of its position on the phone. A prior leak about the Galaxy XCover FR/Scan indicated the model would use the Snapdragon Dragonwing Q-6690 chipset and 8GB of RAM, and that it will feature RFID scanning—an attribute that explains the model’s name. Last month it was first reported that Samsung is developing these two rugged smartphones, and the recent database entries reinforce that work is ongoing.
