Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-15 | 2019-10-20 |
| 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 | 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 |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A50s has a score of 86.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy Note8's 83 general score. Both phones we compare here have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A50s has 10 version and Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Samsung Galaxy A50s is a much newer phone, and it's also lighter and thinner than the Galaxy Note8.
Galaxy Note8 features a slightly better display than Galaxy A50s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels and a higher pixels amount per inch in the display. Galaxy A50s counts with a superior storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A50s features a processor that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Note8 one, they have 8 CPU cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A50s has a better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for taking photographs and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a way bigger back camera sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Galaxy A50s has better battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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