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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2015-12-16 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A50 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), getting an 83.8 score against 72.8. Samsung Galaxy A50's body is extremely newer and a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)'s, but it is a little thicker. Galaxy A50 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a little more pixels per inch of screen, a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a larger screen.
Galaxy A50 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy A50 also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A50 captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A50 also has a camera in the back with a lot higher 25 mega pixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 features a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 112 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy A50 features better battery performance than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a 21 percent more battery capacity.
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