Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-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 + 0.30 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| -- | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Galaxy A50 is better than Xperia Z2a, getting a general score of 83.8 against 73. Galaxy A50's design is thinner but a little heavier than Xperia Z2a. Xperia Z2a features a sharper display than Galaxy A50, because although it has a lot smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite better pixel quantity per display inch.
The Xperia Z2a and the Samsung Galaxy A50 both have quite similar processors, because although the Samsung Galaxy A50 has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and more RAM memory. Galaxy A50 features a much better storage to install applications and games than Xperia Z2a, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A50 has a bit better camera than Xperia Z2a, because although it has a tinier sensor which gives a worse image and video quality, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a higher 25 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
Galaxy A50 has superior battery duration than Xperia Z2a, because it has a 33% more battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy A50 is also a lot cheaper.
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