Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.1 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-03-31 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 554 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.55 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50s is better than LG G5, getting a general score of 86.6 against 76.1. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A50s has the previous 10 version and LG G5 has Android 8.0 Oreo. Galaxy A50s's design is notably newer, but a little bit thicker and a little heavier than the LG G5.
LG G5 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A50s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better screen pixels density and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A50s has more memory capacity for applications and games than LG G5, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows 1,45 TB smaller, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy A50s has just a little better processing power than LG G5, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and also faster). The Galaxy A50s has a much better battery duration than LG G5, because it has a 43% bigger battery size. Galaxy A50s takes better videos and photos than LG G5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A50s also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a back facing camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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