Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-15 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Kryo 585 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 is better than OnePlus 8 UW, with a score of 83.8 against 75.9. Although Galaxy A50 is older than OnePlus 8 UW, it's design is just a bit thinner and just a little lighter. OnePlus 8 UW has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A50, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a greater amount of RAM.
The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy A50, because it has a bit larger screen, a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit higher display pixels density. OnePlus 8 UW has a superior camera than Galaxy A50, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for taking photographs in low-light environments, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor, a lot better resolution camera in the back and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than OnePlus 8 UW, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The OnePlus 8 UW has just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A50, because it has an 8% greater battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy A50 is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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