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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-29 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 9.57 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A50 is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, having an 83.8 score against 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is a newer device, and it's also just a little lighter and a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores (although slower).
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A50, although it has a bit smaller screen, a little bit worse display pixels density and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920. Galaxy A50 has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A50 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A50 takes clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A50 also has a much more MP back facing camera, a bigger camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and pictures and a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video.
The Galaxy A50 features a bit superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 5 percent greater battery size.
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