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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50s has a global score of 86.6, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s 85.2 general score. The Galaxy A50s is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a little lighter and just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). The Galaxy A50s counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). They have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Galaxy A50s features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a bit larger display, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little bit higher screen density. Galaxy A50s and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) count with very similar memory for games and applications, both have an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB and exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A50s has just a little better battery life than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A50s shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low light captures and video, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a camera with much more mega-pixels and a way bigger sensor.
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