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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-02-24 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-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 |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 much better than the Xperia Z2, getting a general score of 83.8 against 72.9. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is a a lot newer and just a little thinner phone than Xperia Z2, but it is just a little heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A50 and Xperia Z2 feature quite similar CPUs, because although the Samsung Galaxy A50 has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of 2.3 gigahertz cores.
Xperia Z2 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little greater pixels quantity per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A50 has a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A50 features greater battery performance than Xperia Z2, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a superior camera than Xperia Z2, because although it has a tinier camera sensor capturing worse quality photos and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a back-facing camera with a higher resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos.
Galaxy A50 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it a great choice.
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