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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-29 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 345.00 | $ 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 4.00 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 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
Galaxy A50 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, getting an 83.8 score against 76.4. Galaxy A50's body is noticeably newer and a little bit thinner, but somewhat heavier than Xiaomi Mi 5s. The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher screen density.
Galaxy A50 has a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy A50 also has 4 more CPU cores. Galaxy A50 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality pictures and videos, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a much better resolution camera and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos.
The Galaxy A50 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A50 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A50 counts with greater battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
The Galaxy A50 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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