Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-12 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 506 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.35 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A50 is better than the Xiaomi Mi A1, with an 83.8 score against 75. The Samsung Galaxy A50 construction is newer than the Xiaomi Mi A1's, although it is just a little heavier and a little bit thicker. The Galaxy A50 features a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi A1. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi A1 has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A50, although it has a little worse amount of pixels per screen inch, a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a bit smaller screen. Galaxy A50 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy A50 has superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A50 counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A50 also has a back camera with way more MP and a way larger aperture to take better low light captures and video.
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