Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2017 February 2018 February 2019
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon, March 2018 Launch on 5 March 2019
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Various Black, White, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.24 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) -
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - Samsung Experience One UI
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 5.8 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 84.00% 84.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP 25 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 25 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 25 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -