Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-27 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 429 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 has a score of 83.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P20's overall score of 78.1. Galaxy A50 is a a little heavier cellphone than Huawei P20, but both of them are 0.3inches thick. The Samsung Galaxy A50's processor is very similar to the Huawei P20 one, both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Huawei P20 has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2244px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little greater pixels number per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Huawei P20, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 features greater battery duration than Huawei P20, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3400mAh. Galaxy A50 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei P20, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor which offers a lower photo and video quality, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a camera with much more MP and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy A50 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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