Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A50s Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2016	Aug 22, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches 156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm	6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.42 oz / 182.0 g	5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Blue	Prism crush black, Prism crush white, Prism crush violet, Prism crush green

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 29, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA507FN
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.98 W/kg Body: 0.56 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

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