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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2020-04-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50s is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A31, getting a general score of 86.6 against 81.3. Galaxy A50s is a somewhat lighter and thinner cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A31, even when both were released with only 6 months difference. Both phones in this review include the same Android 10 operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy A31 and Galaxy A50s both count with similar screens, and although the Samsung Galaxy A31 has a quite better 1080 x 2400px resolution and a just a bit better display pixels density, they both have a screen of the same size. The Galaxy A50s features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy A31, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A50s also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A50s features a bit better camera than Galaxy A31, and although they both have a same size camera sensor, a same size aperture and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Galaxy A50s also has a lot higher (4K) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy A50s counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A31, and although they both have an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also has 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A31 has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A50s, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
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