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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-10-20 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50s is a bit better than Galaxy S8 Active, having an 86.6 score against 81.9. Galaxy A50s is a newer device, and it is also way lighter and noticeably thinner than Galaxy S8 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A50s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixels density and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Galaxy A50s features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A50s has a bit better CPU than Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a battery life that is just as good as the Galaxy A50s one. The Galaxy A50s captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A50s also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much bigger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
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