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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A50s is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 Star, getting an 86.6 score against 82.1. Samsung Galaxy A50s's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy A8 Star, but it's lighter. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A50s has an older 10 version while Galaxy A8 Star has Android 9.0 Pie.
Samsung Galaxy A50s has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit higher display pixel density, a little bit larger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution. The Galaxy A50s features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A50s has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A8 Star. They have 8 processing cores and a 6 GB RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A50s takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a much bigger camera sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photos.
The Samsung Galaxy A50s has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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