Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-03-15 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 has a general score of 83.8, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge's 78.1 score. The Galaxy A50 is a just a little heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, but both are 0.3inches thick. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a little sharper display than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Galaxy A50 also has a larger number of cores. Galaxy A50 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a tinier camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a way higher 25 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A50 features just a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy A50 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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