Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black and Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 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 | 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Galaxy A50s is a bit better than Galaxy M30, with an 86.6 score against 82.4. Although the Galaxy A50s and the Galaxy M30 were only released with a couple of months difference, the Galaxy A50s is just a bit thinner and a little lighter. Both devices in this review come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A50s has an older 10 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Samsung Galaxy A50s features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M30. Both have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A50s has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also has a bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a little more pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has as much storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Samsung Galaxy A50s one, both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB and equal internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh.
The Galaxy A50s captures greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for taking pictures and video in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution, a way better resolution camera in the back and a way bigger sensor shooting much better quality videos and pictures.
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