Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-06-04 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 585.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 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 |
| 8.47 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a general score of 83.8, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T's 72.2 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A50's construction is incredibly newer and thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T. Galaxy A50 counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM.
Galaxy S III AT&T features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, although it has a lot lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a way smaller screen and a bit worse pixels number in each screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A50 has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A50 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S III AT&T, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A50 also has a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a larger sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Galaxy A50 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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