Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Huawei P20

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Model
Price
Advantages

launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Multitouch
battery
General
Charging
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
USB
Radio
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy A50
Price
$299.98
Advantages
DISPLAY Size: 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
COMMS Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
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Main
Model
Huawei P20
Price
$453.98
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
BODY Dimensions: 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
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launch
Announced
2019, February
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, Q1
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3
camera
Rear
Triple 25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12Âµm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Front
Single 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9Âµm
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
display
Size
6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
—
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 15W
body
Dimensions
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
Weight
-
Build
Front glass, plastic body
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Coral
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes (market dependent)
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Radio
—
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, March
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April 6th
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.55 µm, OIS) + 20 MP (f/1.6, 27mm), Leica optics, 2x lossless zoom, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Front
24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p, 720p@960fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.8 inches, 85.2 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Technology
LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.1
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery
Charging
—
body
Dimensions
149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz, 0.36 lb)
Build
—
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Radio
No
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging - XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The P20 has more powerful GPU Mali-G72 MP12 thanks to which the owner will be able to run more number of modern games.

The Samsung Galaxy A50 has 4K UHD (1080 x 2340 pixels) display resolution with 402 ppi pixel density that is better in compare to the Huawei P20 4K UHD (1080 x 2244 pixels) display resolution with 429 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a right choice for watching movies. The P20 smartphone is easier to use as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy A50: 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm versus 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm.

The Galaxy A50 smartphone has a card slot. This is a nice advantage: the owner can easily extend internal storage and transfer files. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a better battery life as it is equipped with 4000mah battery that is 600mah bigger compared to the Huawei P20 cell. That's mean this phone will live for a longer time without charging.

The Galaxy A50 has 5 advantages and the Huawei P20 only 2 so the Galaxy A50 is the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.