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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-03-15 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 26.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 is a bit better than the Galaxy J8, getting an 83.8 score against 76.7. Even when Galaxy A50 and the Galaxy J8 were only released with a couple of months difference, Galaxy A50 is just a bit thinner and a little lighter. The Galaxy A50 features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy J8. They have 8 cpu cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A50 features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a higher pixels number per inch in the screen and a bit larger display. Galaxy A50 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy J8, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A50 features a bit better battery life than Galaxy J8, because it has a 14 percent greater battery capacity. Galaxy A50 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy J8, and although they both have a same size sensor, the same (Full HD) video definition, the same aperture and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A50 also has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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