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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-03-15 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 202.00 | $ 775.00 |
| 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 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Galaxy A50 is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, with a overall score of 83.8 against 78.7. Galaxy A50 is a a little bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, but they are equally thin. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A50, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A50 features a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a lot larger aperture, a larger back camera sensor shooting better quality pictures and videos and a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
Galaxy A50 counts with a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A50 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A50 and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro have incredibly similar batteries duration.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A50 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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