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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A50 is better than Huawei P9, with an 83.8 score against 72.9. Samsung Galaxy A50's construction is much newer, but just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Huawei P9. The Huawei P9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A50, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Huawei P9 features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy A50 takes slightly better videos and photos than Huawei P9, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a larger sensor providing a higher image quality, a back facing camera with way more megapixels and a way bigger aperture to take better low light photography.
The Galaxy A50 features a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei P9, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A50 features longer battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
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