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| Global Score | |
| 81.9 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-08-11 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | 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 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, having an 86.6 score against 81.9. The Samsung Galaxy A50s is a incredibly newer cellphone, and it's also notably lighter and much thinner than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active. Galaxy A50s features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy A50s also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 Active has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and a greater count of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A50s has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a way bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Samsung Galaxy A50s features a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A50s's battery performance is just as good as the battery lifetime in Galaxy S8 Active.
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