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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a global score of 83.8, which is much better than Lumia 950 XL's overall score of 75. Although Samsung Galaxy A50 is just a little bit heavier than Lumia 950 XL, it's a little bit thinner and noticeably newer. The Lumia 950 XL counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A50 has a greater hardware performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has greater battery performance than Lumia 950 XL, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3340mAh. The Microsoft Lumia 950 XL captures just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A50, because although it has a camera with lesser MP and a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs and video in low-light situations, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs and a much higher video definition.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy A50 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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