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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.24 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50s has a score of 86.6, which is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. The Galaxy A50s construction is notably newer and a little bit thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A50s counts with a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A50s also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a screen that's just as good as the Galaxy A50s one, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixel amount per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A50s counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A50s takes a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and video in low light situations, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A50s has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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