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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50s is slightly better than the iPhone XS Max, with a general score of 86.6 against 84.5. The Galaxy A50s design has the same thickness than the iPhone XS Max, but it is notably lighter. The iPhone XS Max counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because it has a little greater pixels amount per inch of screen, a quite bigger screen and a little bit higher 1242 x 2688 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A50s counts with a better camera than iPhone XS Max, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting photos in low-light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot larger sensor which offers a lot better photo and video quality.
The Galaxy A50s has much more memory for applications and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A50s features longer battery performance than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3179mAh.
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