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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2019-03-15 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 is slightly better than the Apple iPhone XR, having a general score of 83.8 against 82. Galaxy A50 is a lighter and a little bit thinner cellphone than Apple iPhone XR, even though both of them were only released 5 months apart. IPhone XR has a better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has lesser CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
IPhone XR counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A50, although it has a lot worse 828 x 1792 resolution, a little smaller display and a bit worse pixels amount in each screen inch. IPhone XR's camera is very similar to Galaxy A50's camera, because although the iPhone XR has a camera in the back with much less megapixels and a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for capturing photographs and videos in low light environments, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video quality and a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A50 counts with greater battery performance than Apple iPhone XR, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2942mAh.
The Galaxy A50 is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it a great choice.
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