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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-10-20 |
| -- | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 5.86 ounces |
| Black | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 605 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
The Galaxy A50s has a general score of 86.6, which is slightly better than the Xperia 1 VI's overall score of 83.2. Both phones in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A50s has older 10 version while Xperia 1 VI has Android 14 version. The Galaxy A50s counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
Xperia 1 VI features a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because it has a way higher 1644 x 3840 resolution, a little bigger display and a lot higher pixel density. The Sony Xperia 1 VI counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A50s, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Xperia 1 VI features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A50s, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Xperia 1 VI counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A50s, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same resolution back camera, the Xperia 1 VI also has better 120 frames per second video frame rate, a way larger camera sensor taking lot higher quality pictures and videos and a larger aperture.
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