Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-03-15 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 202.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| 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 + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy A50 is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 5s, with a overall score of 83.8 against 76.4. Although the Galaxy A50 is somewhat heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, it's a little thinner and also newer. Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy A50 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A50 has a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has more cpu cores.
The Galaxy A50 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor which offers a worse image and video quality, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more MP and a bigger aperture for better low light images.
The Galaxy A50 counts with greater battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Galaxy A50 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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