Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85.3 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-20 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.02 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Glacier and Obsidian | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 540.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2688 x 1892 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4449mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Galaxy A50s is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, having an 86.6 score against 85.3. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A50s has older 10 version while Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has Android 11. Galaxy A50s's body is much lighter than the Microsoft Surface Duo 2, although it is noticeably thicker and was released just a bit over a year before.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a bit better screen than Galaxy A50s, because although it has a just a little lower pixels amount per inch of screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1892 x 2688 and a larger screen. Samsung Galaxy A50s features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A50s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Microsoft Surface Duo 2 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A50s counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for taking photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments and slower video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a way better resolution back facing camera.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a little longer battery life than Galaxy A50s, because it has 4449mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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