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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-12-21 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue, Brown and Silver | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 407 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-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 616 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy A50s has a general score of 86.6, which is way better than Nokia 8.1's 72.1 global score. Both of these phones include the same Android 10 OS, so they should provide identical operating system features. The Galaxy A50s is a newer phone, and it's also just a little bit thinner and a little lighter than the Nokia 8.1.
Samsung Galaxy A50s features a screen that is very similar to the Nokia 8.1 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy A50s has a little bit lower amount of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite larger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Samsung Galaxy A50s counts with a bit better processing power than Nokia 8.1, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A50s has a much better memory to store more games and applications than Nokia 8.1, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A50s counts with a better camera than Nokia 8.1, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A50s also counts with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a much bigger camera sensor capturing much better quality videos and photos.
The Samsung Galaxy A50s features a bit longer battery duration than Nokia 8.1, because it has a 14 percent more battery size.
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