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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a general score of 83.8 against 79.2. Galaxy A50's construction is newer, a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Galaxy A50 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels in each inch in the display. The Galaxy A50 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A50 has superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Galaxy A50 captures slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a same size aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A50 also has a much more megapixels back camera.
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