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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| 2019-03-03 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 20.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 |
| 9.68 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 slightly better than Nokia 9 PureView, with an 83.8 score against 76.4. Even though Galaxy A50 and the Nokia 9 PureView were released only 0 months apart, Galaxy A50 is just a little thinner and just a bit lighter. Nokia 9 PureView counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A50, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Nokia 9 PureView also has a greater amount of RAM.
Nokia 9 PureView has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better amount of pixels per inch of screen and a better 1440 x 2880px resolution. Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a little bit better camera than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a same size sensor, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a back camera with much more mega pixels.
The Galaxy A50 features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A50 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A50 has improved battery duration than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has a 20% larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy A50 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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