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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A50s has a general score of 86.6, which is slightly better than Google Pixel 3a's 78.8 overall score. Both phones in this review include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A50s has older 10 version while Google Pixel 3a has Android 11 version. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A50s and Google Pixel 3a were released only a couple months apart, Samsung Galaxy A50s's body is somewhat heavier but just a little thinner.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a quite better pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A50s features just a little better performance than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A50s has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy A50s takes much clearer videos and photos than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for capturing images and/or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy A50s also counts with a camera in the back with a much better resolution and a lot larger sensor shooting way better quality videos and photos.
Galaxy A50s has improved battery duration than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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