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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 3 | -- |
| 2022-10-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Purple and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 442 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 642L GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4460mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 50E is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a general score of 78.9 against 75.8. Huawei Mate 50E's design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is extremely heavier. The Huawei Mate 50E counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger display, a quite higher count of pixels in each inch in the screen and a higher 1224 x 2700 resolution.
Huawei Mate 50E features a little better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 50E also has a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy A5 (2017) captures slightly better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a back facing camera with a much lower resolution and a way tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for capturing pictures and/or video in low light environments.
The Huawei Mate 50E has a better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Huawei Mate 50E has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 49 percent bigger battery capacity.
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