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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-27 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 has a score of 83.8, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A8 Star's overall score of 82.1. Galaxy A50 is a lighter cellphone than Galaxy A8 Star, but both of them are 0.3inches thick. The Galaxy A50 counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little bigger display, a quite better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a little greater screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a much bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A8 Star both feature extremely similar processing units, and although the Samsung Galaxy A50 has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy A50 captures slightly better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a same size aperture and a 0.36 inches camera sensor, the Galaxy A50 also has a much more MP back facing camera. The Galaxy A50 features a little longer battery life than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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