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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.55 |
| 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 Galaxy A50s is much better than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, getting an 86.6 score against 75. Even though Galaxy A50s is just a little heavier than the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, it's a little bit thinner and also noticeably newer. Galaxy A50s works with Android 10 operating system, and Microsoft Lumia 950 XL has Windows 10 Mobile operating system.
The Lumia 950 XL features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy A50s counts with a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 950 XL, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A50s features a quite better processing power than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 7 more cores and 3 GB more RAM. Galaxy A50s has greater battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh. The Galaxy A50s has a better camera than Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy A50s also counts with a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way higher 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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