Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2018-10-17 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 900.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 (960 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A50 is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ3, getting a overall score of 83.8 against 79.6. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is a incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter phone than the Sony Xperia XZ3, although they were only released 5 months apart. The Xperia XZ3 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and a better count of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy A50 features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A50 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xperia XZ3 has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A50. Both of them have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has better battery performance than Xperia XZ3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia XZ3 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A50, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower 19 MP resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting images and video in low light environments, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy A50 is also a bargain compared to others.
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