Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| 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 | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A50 is much better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, with an 83.8 score against 73.7. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is a newer device, and it's also somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Xperia XA1 Plus. The Samsung Galaxy A50's CPU is very similar to the processor in Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although the Samsung Galaxy A50 has more RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Xperia XA1 Plus and Galaxy A50 both have very similar screens, although the Galaxy A50 also has a quite better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a bigger screen and a little bit better pixel amount in each inch in the screen. Galaxy A50 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing lower quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a camera in the back with a better 25 megapixels resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and video.
Galaxy A50 features a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A50 has just a little bit longer battery life than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy A50 is also a lot cheaper, making it an obvious call.
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