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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2019-03-15 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| 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 Galaxy A50 has a global score of 83.8, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ2's overall score of 79.1. The Galaxy A50 body is newer, lighter and extremely thinner than Sony Xperia XZ2. The Xperia XZ2 counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
Galaxy A50 counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ2, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xperia XZ2 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A50. Both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy A50 features longer battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3180mAh. The Xperia XZ2 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A50, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking pictures and/or video in poorly lited situations and a much less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger sensor and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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