Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

Samsung Galaxy A50

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat12, 603 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, plastic body

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

158.5 mm

158 mm
Width

74.7 mm

80 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

11.9 mm
Weight

186 g

236 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP65/68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP65/68
Colors

Black, Blue, Coral, White

Chrome Black, Chrome Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

760 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers
Display features

-

HDR10 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

25 MP, f/1.7

19 MP, f/1.8 , 25 mm, 1/2.3" , 1.12 µm
8 MP, f/2.2

12 MP, f/1.6 , 1/2.3" , 1.55 µm
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

6024 x 4024 pixels

5057 x 3796 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

-

5-axis gyro EIS
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

81

-
DxOMark zoom

27

-
DxOMark video

67

-
DxOMark camera score

76

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes (market dependent)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity