Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-05 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.55 |
| 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A50s is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8, having an 86.6 score against 83.3. Both devices in our current comparison include the same Android 10 OS. The Samsung Galaxy A50s is a a bit lighter cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 8, but both of them have the same thickness. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A50s. They have a 6 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A50s, although it has a bit worse pixels amount in each display inch, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2248px and a little smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy A50s takes better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A50s also counts with a much larger sensor shooting much higher quality videos and pictures and a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy A50s counts with a little bit more storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A50s features greater battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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