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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-03-15 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 202.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.57 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| 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 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, getting a global score of 83.8 against 78.1. The Galaxy A50 body is way newer, just a little lighter and a little thinner than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus. Galaxy A50 features a little faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A50, although it has a quite worse display pixel density, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little bit smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A50 features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a much more MP camera in the back, a bigger back camera sensor and a bigger aperture for better low light photos and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 features just a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 5 percent more battery size.
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