Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 56.00mm 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A50s has an overall score of 86.6, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 8's general score of 83.3. The Samsung Galaxy A50s body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi 8, but it is a little bit lighter. Both phones in this comparison have the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so both of them should offer all the same OS features.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A50s, although it has a bit worse pixel amount in each inch of screen, a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels and a quite smaller screen. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A50s. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM memory.
The Galaxy A50s features a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A50s features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a much better 48 MP resolution back-facing camera and a way larger sensor capturing lot higher quality pictures and videos.
The Galaxy A50s has superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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