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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 Plus is just a bit better than Galaxy A50, with an 87.1 score against 83.8. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a somewhat heavier phone than Galaxy A50, but they are equally thin. IPhone 8 Plus has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A50, although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit smaller display.
The Galaxy A50 has a little bit more memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and 2 less cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a camera that is just as good as the Apple iPhone 8 Plus one, because although the Galaxy A50 has lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, it also counts with a back-facing camera with much more MP, a larger aperture for better low-light images and videos and a larger camera sensor.
The Galaxy A50 features a very superior battery duration than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2691mAh.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy A50, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Samsung Galaxy A50. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy iPhone 8 Plus, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Samsung Galaxy A50, giving up some specs and features.
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