Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 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 |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A50 has an overall score of 83.8, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's 82.7 score. Samsung Galaxy A50's design has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, but it is a little lighter. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better pixels amount per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 features a slightly bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has just a little better performance than Galaxy A50, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A50's battery performance is very similar to Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's battery performance. The Galaxy A50 counts with a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A50 also has a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better images and video in low-light environments, a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a camera with much more mega pixels.
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