Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro [with MediaTek Helio G90T] that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A50, which is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 9610 and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Water-resistant body [IP52 classification]
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark [366K versus 252K]
- Shows 18% longer battery life [30:35 vs 25:50 hours]
- Better camera quality [According to DxOMark rating]
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4000 mAh
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Delivers 16% higher peak brightness [635 against 549 nits]
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A50
- Super AMOLED display [versus competitor's IPS LCD]
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 7 Octa 9610
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 34 grams less
Review
Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A50 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance [apps, system]
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Feature
Priority [Weight]
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Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED Size 6.53 inches 6.4 inches Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9 PPI 395 ppi 403 ppi Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz Adaptive refresh rate No No Max rated brightness 640 nits 650 nits HDR support Yes, HDR10 No Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 85.2% Display features - - Always-On Display Display tests RGB color space - 141.5% PWM - 119 Hz Response time - 7 ms Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test [auto]
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]
Design and build
Height 161.4 mm [6.35 inches] 158.5 mm [6.24 inches] Width 76.4 mm [3.01 inches] 74.7 mm [2.94 inches] Thickness 8.8 mm [0.35 inches] 7.7 mm [0.3 inches] Weight 200 g [7.05 oz] 166 g [5.86 oz] Waterproof IP52 No Advanced cooling Vapor chamber - Rear material Glass Plastic Frame material Plastic Plastic Colors White, Gray, Blue, Green White, Black, Blue Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, in-display
Performance
Tests of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A50 in the benchmarks
SoC Chipset MediaTek Helio G90T Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 Max clock 2050 MHz 2300 MHz CPU cores 8 [2 + 6] 8 [4 + 4] Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73 Lithography process 12 nanometers 10 nanometers Graphics Mali-G76 MP4 Mali-G72 MP3 GPU shading units 144 54 GPU clock 800 MHz 850 MHz FLOPS ~230.4 GFLOPS ~91.8 GFLOPS
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 [Single-Core]
CPU 120779 79992 GPU 78652 48621 Memory 72733 55667 UX 96826 70711 Total score 366917 252977
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature - 44.5 °C Stability 87% 97% Graphics test 7 FPS 4 FPS Graphics score 1321 746 Web score 5667 4631 Video editing 5714 4674 Photo editing 18293 8684 Data manipulation 7002 5426 Writing score 8200 6545
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Memory
RAM RAM size 4, 6, 8 GB 4, 6 GB Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz Channels 2 2 Storage Storage size 64, 128, 256 GB 64, 128 GB Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1 Memory card MicroSD MicroSD Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 GB
Software
Operating system Android 9.0 [Can be upgraded to Android 11] Android 9.0 [Can be upgraded to Android 11] ROM MIUI 12.5 One UI 3.1 OS size 10.3 GB 22 GB
Battery
Capacity 4500 mAh 4000 mAh Max charge power 18 W 15 W Battery type Li-Po Li-Po Replaceable No No Wireless charging No No Reverse charging No No Fast charging Yes [30% in 30 min] Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge [40% in 35 min] Full charging time 2:00 hr 1:50 hr Battery life tests Web browsing 10:09 hr 08:31 hr Watching video 12:24 hr 12:19 hr Gaming 04:26 hr 04:08 hr Standby 114 hr 84 hr
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera Matrix 64 megapixels 25 megapixels Image resolution 9000 x 7000 5288 x 3968 Zoom Digital Digital Flash LED LED Stabilization Digital Digital 8K video recording No No 4K video recording Up to 30FPS No 1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS Slow motion 960 FPS [720p] 240 FPS [720p] Angle of widest lens 120° 123° Lenses 4 [64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP] 3 [25 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP] Wide [main] lens - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung S5KGW1 [ISOCELL CMOS] - Phase autofocus - 25 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.9 micron - Sensor: 1/2.78", Sony IMX576 [BSI CMOS] - Phase autofocus Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" [CMOS] - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" [CMOS] Macro lens - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" [CMOS] - Depth lens - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" [CMOS] - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 Camera features - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - Bokeh mode - Pro mode Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A50 from DxOMark Selfie camera Megapixels 20 megapixels 25 megapixels Image resolution 5184 x 3880 6024 x 4024 Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0 Focal length - 25 mm Pixel size 0.9 microns 0.9 microns Sensor type ISOCELL CMOS CMOS Sensor size 1/3.1" 1/2.8" Video resolution 1080p [Full HD] at 30 FPS 1080p [Full HD] at 30 FPS
DxOMark camera tests
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 [802.11 b/g/n/ac] Wi-Fi 5 [802.11 a/b/g/n/ac] Wi-Fi features - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot Bluetooth version 5 5 Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C USB version 2 2 USB features - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou NFC* Yes Yes Infrared port Yes No Network Number of SIM* 2 2 Type of SIM card Nano Nano Multi SIM mode Standby Standby eSIM support* No No Hybrid slot Yes No LTE Cat* 12 12 5G support No No
Sound
Speakers Mono Mono Headphone audio jack Yes Yes FM radio Yes Yes Dolby Atmos No Yes
Other
Category Mid-range Mid-range Announced August 2019 February 2019 Release date October 2019 March 2019 SAR [head] 0.38 W/kg 0.27 W/kg SAR [body] 0.8 W/kg 1.39 W/kg Sensors - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro. But if the display and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A50.