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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-15 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (120 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 has a score of 83.8, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark's 80.4 general score. Galaxy A50's body is newer, somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark. The Xiaomi Black Shark has just a little better performance than Galaxy A50, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Black Shark has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, although it has a bit smaller screen, a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a bit lower display pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a back facing camera with a much better 25 megapixels resolution, a bigger aperture and a bigger sensor shooting higher quality photographs.
Galaxy A50 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A50 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark and Galaxy A50 both feature very similar batteries performance.
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