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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-21 | 2019-10-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | 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 |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| 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), 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, 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
Galaxy A50s is slightly better than Galaxy S8, having a general score of 86.6 against 81.7. Even though Galaxy A50s is just a bit heavier than the Galaxy S8, it's a little bit thinner and also a lot newer. Galaxy A50s counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy A50s also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A50s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution. Galaxy A50s counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A50s has superior battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy A50s takes much better photos and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photos and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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