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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2015-10-20 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Galaxy A50 is much better than the Google Nexus 5X, with a general score of 83.8 against 73.7. Galaxy A50's construction is newer and just a bit thinner than the Google Nexus 5X's, although it is somewhat heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a little bit better processing power than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A50 features a display that is very similar to Google Nexus 5X's display, because although the Samsung Galaxy A50 has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with just a bit better camera than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking worse quality images, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in low light situations and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a really longer battery duration than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy A50 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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