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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 is better than the Lumia 950, with an 83.8 score against 74.1. Galaxy A50's design is newer and just a little bit thinner, but just a bit heavier than Lumia 950. The Galaxy A50 counts with a quite better hardware performance than Lumia 950, because it has more cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
Microsoft Lumia 950 features a sharper display than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels count per inch of display and a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. The Microsoft Lumia 950 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A50, because although it has a worse resolution back facing camera and a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photography, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a way higher (4K) video definition.
Galaxy A50 has a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Lumia 950, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A50 features superior battery performance than Lumia 950, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy A50 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, making it a no doubt choice.
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