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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| 2019-03-15 | 2019-03-03 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Blue |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 is slightly better than the Nokia 9 PureView, having an 83.8 score against 76.4. The Galaxy A50 design is just a bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Nokia 9 PureView, even when both of them were released with only a couple of months difference. Nokia 9 PureView counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A50, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Nokia 9 PureView also has more RAM.
Nokia 9 PureView counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px and a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A50 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A50 also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 features longer battery performance than Nokia 9 PureView, because it has a 20% greater battery capacity. Galaxy A50 takes slightly better photos and videos than Nokia 9 PureView, and although they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rates and the same camera sensor size, the Galaxy A50 also has a bigger camera aperture for better photography and video in low-light situations and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy A50 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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