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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2016-10-02 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 13.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 A50 has a score of 83.8, which is much better than the Xperia XZ's 73.5 general score. The Galaxy A50 design is extremely newer and just a bit thinner, but also a little heavier than the Xperia XZ. The Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a little better hardware performance than Xperia XZ, because it has 4 more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a display that's just as good as the screen in Sony Xperia XZ, because although the Samsung Galaxy A50 has a little lower display density, it also counts with a bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. Xperia XZ takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A50, because although it has a tinier aperture and a lower 23 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy A50 features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia XZ, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ, because it has a 38 percent greater battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A50 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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