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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-03-15 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Galaxy A50 is slightly better than the Google Pixel XL, having a score of 83.8 against 81.3. Galaxy A50's design is notably newer, a little lighter and somewhat thinner than the Google Pixel XL. The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a larger number of cores (and also faster).
The Google Pixel XL has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a slightly better camera than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor shooting worse quality photos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a lot higher 25 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a bigger aperture to take better low light captures.
Samsung Galaxy A50 has much more storage for applications and games than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy A50 counts with a little better battery life than Google Pixel XL, because it has a 16 percent greater battery size.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy A50 is also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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