Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 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 |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 is much better than Galaxy J7 (2017), with an 83.8 score against 73.5. The Galaxy A50 body is newer, just a little lighter and a little bit thinner than the Galaxy J7 (2017). Galaxy A50 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a little bit better pixels density, a bigger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A50 features just a bit better processing power than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A50 has a better camera than Galaxy J7 (2017), and although they both have a F1.7 aperture, the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A50 also has a camera in the back with a much better resolution. The Galaxy A50 has a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has an 11 percent more battery capacity.
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