Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.02 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A50s has a global score of 86.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy M20's 78.9 overall score. Both phones in this review come with the same Android 10 OS, so both should count with very similar OS features. Even when the Samsung Galaxy A50s and Galaxy M20 were released with only 9 months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A50s is thinner and lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy A50s has a little better performance than Galaxy M20, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A50s has a little sharper display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a just a little inferior pixels quantity per display inch, and they both have the same 1080 x 2340 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a quite larger screen.
The Galaxy A50s has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy M20, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A50s also has 64 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy M20 features superior battery life than Galaxy A50s, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Galaxy A50s captures a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy M20, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light photos and video, it also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels, a much larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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