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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2018-10-18 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 157.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.88 | 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
The Galaxy A50 is a bit better than Google Pixel 3, having an 83.8 score against 80. The Galaxy A50 body is heavier but a bit thinner than the Google Pixel 3, and they were released only a few months apart. The Google Pixel 3 counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160, it also counts with a little bit better screen pixel density.
Galaxy A50 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Google Pixel 3 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A50. Both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A50 has a very superior battery duration than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2915mAh. Samsung Galaxy A50 takes clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a tinier camera sensor taking less light and washed colors, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a lot more megapixels back-facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos in low-light environments.
The Galaxy A50 costs more money than Google Pixel 3, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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