Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-03 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 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 + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A50s is better than Nokia 9 PureView, getting an 86.6 score against 76.4. Even though Samsung Galaxy A50s and Nokia 9 PureView were released with only 8 months difference, Samsung Galaxy A50s is a little bit thinner and a little lighter. Nokia 9 PureView has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A50s. Both have a 6 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Nokia 9 PureView has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels number per display inch and a better 1440 x 2880px resolution. The Galaxy A50s takes better photos and videos than Nokia 9 PureView, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for taking photos and videos in low light situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy A50s also counts with a camera with a lot better resolution and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Galaxy A50s counts with a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A50s also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A50s counts with longer battery duration than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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