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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2017-09-15 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 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 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note8, having a overall score of 83.8 against 83. The Galaxy A50 body is newer, somewhat lighter and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note8. Galaxy Note8 features a bit better processor than Galaxy A50, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Samsung Galaxy A50 features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality images, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a F1.7 camera aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a way better resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy A50 has much more storage for applications and games than Galaxy Note8, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A50 has improved battery life than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 21% bigger battery size.
The Galaxy A50 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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