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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-07-29 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm 888 4G chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime Core, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P50 is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), having an 86.3 score against 75.8. Huawei P50's design has the same thickness than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is somewhat heavier. The Huawei P50 features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little bit higher pixel number in each inch in the display, a higher resolution of 1224 x 2700 and a bigger display.
The Huawei P50 has a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei P50 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Huawei P50 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage.
Huawei P50 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 37% greater battery size. The Huawei P50 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light captures and videos and a back camera with much more megapixels.
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