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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-15 | 2019-07-02 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 is slightly better than the LG G8S ThinQ, with an 83.8 score against 82.5. Galaxy A50 is a just a little bit lighter and a bit thinner cellphone than LG G8S ThinQ, although they were released only a few months apart. The LG G8S ThinQ counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, although it has a bit smaller display, a little lower display density and a bit worse 1080 x 2248 pixels resolution.
LG G8S ThinQ has a little better performance than Galaxy A50, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the LG G8S ThinQ also has more RAM. The LG G8S ThinQ counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A50, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the LG G8S ThinQ also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1,95 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a little better battery lifetime than LG G8S ThinQ, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3550mAh. The Galaxy A50 has a bit better camera than LG G8S ThinQ, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
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