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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| 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
The Galaxy A50s has a score of 86.6, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 overall score. Galaxy A50s is a newer phone, and it's also just a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy A50s counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A50s also has 2 GB more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220, it also counts with a quite better screen pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A50s shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting pictures and videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a way better video quality and a camera with way more megapixels.
The Galaxy A50s features a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A50s features greater battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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