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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 13.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 9.46 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 Galaxy A50s is better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), getting an 86.6 score against 74.9. The Galaxy A50s design is notably newer and lighter, but also just a little thicker than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016). Galaxy A50s features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A50s also has a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy A50s features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a quite larger screen and a just a bit higher pixel count per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A50s counts with a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy A50s counts with a battery lifetime that is very similar to the battery performance in Galaxy A9 (2016). The Samsung Galaxy A50s captures a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for shooting images or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a back facing camera with much more mega pixels.
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