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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kryo 585 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Galaxy A50 has a score of 83.8, which is much better than the OnePlus 8 UW's 75.9 score. Even though the Galaxy A50 is older than the OnePlus 8 UW, it's design is just a bit lighter and a little thinner. OnePlus 8 UW has a bit superior processor than Galaxy A50, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the OnePlus 8 UW also has more RAM.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A50, because it has a little bigger screen, a just a little higher pixel quantity per inch of display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. The OnePlus 8 UW shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy A50, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images, it also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor taking way higher quality photographs and videos, a camera with lot more mega pixels and a way higher video quality.
Galaxy A50 features a much better memory to install applications and games than OnePlus 8 UW, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A50 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A50, because it has an 8 percent more battery size.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A50 is also by far the cheapest, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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