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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 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 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 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
The Galaxy A50 has an overall score of 83.8, which is slightly better than Google Pixel XL's global score of 81.3. The Galaxy A50 construction is a lot newer, just a little lighter and somewhat thinner than Google Pixel XL. Galaxy A50 has a bit more powerful processor than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy A50 also has a greater number of cores.
The Google Pixel XL has just a bit better screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A50 features just a bit longer battery life than Google Pixel XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A50 has a little bit better camera than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and a camera with way more mega-pixels.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy A50 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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