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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50s is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), having an 86.6 score against 75.8. The Galaxy A50s design is notably newer and a little thinner than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's also a bit heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A50s features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also has more RAM.
Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A5 (2017) count with extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy A50s has a bit inferior pixel number per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a larger screen. The Samsung Galaxy A50s takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light images, it also counts with a back camera with a lot better resolution and a way better video resolution.
Galaxy A50s counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal storage. Galaxy A50s counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% larger battery size.
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