Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 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-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 is slightly better than the Huawei nova 5T, having an 83.8 score against 80.8. Even though Galaxy A50 and Huawei nova 5T were released with only a few months difference, Galaxy A50 is just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter. Huawei nova 5T features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A50, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Huawei nova 5T also counts with a little greater screen density.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 5T, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A50 also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Huawei nova 5T features a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A50, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 5T also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei nova 5T takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a camera with a much higher resolution, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing way better quality photographs and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a little longer battery life than Huawei nova 5T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3750mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy A50 is also a lot cheaper.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.