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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2019-03-15 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 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, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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
Galaxy A50 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with a score of 83.8 against 79.2. The Galaxy A50 design is newer, just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy A50 has a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018). They have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM. The Galaxy A50 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a same size aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A50 also has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
Galaxy A50 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy A50 features better battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33% bigger battery size.
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