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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-15 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 has a general score of 83.8, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 3a's overall score of 78.8. Even though Galaxy A50 and Google Pixel 3a were released with only 2 months difference, the Galaxy A50 body is just a little thinner but also heavier than Google Pixel 3a. The Google Pixel 3a has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels quantity in each inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy A50 has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because it has more internal memory and an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A50 has a little faster processing unit than Google Pixel 3a. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM.
The Galaxy A50 counts with superior battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy A50 counts with a slightly better camera than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a tinier camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and photos, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a much better 25 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
Samsung Galaxy A50 is a little more expensive than the Google Pixel 3a, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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