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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2019-03-15 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A50 is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia 1, having a overall score of 83.8 against 82.6. Although Samsung Galaxy A50 and the Sony Xperia 1 were only released 3 months apart, Samsung Galaxy A50 is a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter. Sony Xperia 1 features a brighter display than Galaxy A50, because it has a little bit larger screen, a way higher pixels number per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840px.
Sony Xperia 1 has as much memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as the Galaxy A50 one, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. The Sony Xperia 1 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A50, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A50 features greater battery duration than Xperia 1, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3330mAh. Galaxy A50 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller camera aperture and a smaller sensor shooting lower quality photographs and videos, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A50 also counts with faster 30 frames per second video frame rate and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy A50 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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