Which is better between Redmi Note 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A50?
Design of Redmi Note 7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A50
redmi note 7 pro And samsung galaxy a50 The build quality of both is different. First of all, let’s talk about Samsung brand’s Galaxy A50 (review) of. It looks attractive, the translucent gray back panel comes with an iridescent finish. It appears to be made of plastic, whereas the Redmi Note 7 Pro (review) has a Corning Gorilla Gloss 5 panel.
Samsung The Galaxy A50 has thin bezels around its screen. As soon as you lift both the phones together, you will feel that the weight of Samsung Galaxy A50 is also less. At the same time, Redmi Note 7 Pro is a thick and heavy phone. The location of the buttons is the same in both the phones. In both the phones, you will have to stretch your hand a bit to reach the volume button.
Both the handsets come with waterdrop notch but the notch of Samsung Galaxy A50 is smaller. You will get three rear cameras in the back of Galaxy A50 phone, whereas Redmi Note 7 Pro is equipped with dual rear camera setup. For security, Redmi Note 7 Pro has a fingerprint sensor on the back panel, whereas Galaxy A50 will have an in-display fingerprint sensor.
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The thing to note is that both the phones come with USB Type-C port and 3.5 mm headphone jack. Redmi Note 7 Pro has an IR emitter with the help of which you can control the appliances. Talking about design, we would say that there is a tie between the two phones because Samsung Galaxy A50 has better style while Redmi Note 7 Pro has used more premium material.
Redmi Note 7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A50 specifications, software and features
Their specifications show how different both the handsets are from each other. The Galaxy A50 from the Samsung brand has a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED screen with full-HD+ resolution and an in-display fingerprint sensor. On the other hand, Redmi Note 7 Pro has a 6.3-inch LTPS in-cell display which comes with full-HD resolution.
Both the screens look good but Samsung’s Super AMOLED panel offers better output. Both the handsets come with different processors. Samsung has launched 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant in its smartphone with Exynos 9610 octa-core chipset.
Its expensive variant is equipped with 6 GB RAM but in this also you will get only 64 GB storage variant. The price of Samsung’s 4 GB RAM variant is Rs 19,990, while the price of its 6 GB RAM variant is Rs 22,990.
Xiaomi has given Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core processor in its Redmi Note 7 Pro. There are two variants of the phone – one with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant and the other with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage variant. Its price is also attractive, the 4 GB RAM variant is sold for Rs 13,999 while its top-end variant is sold for Rs 16,999.
MicroSD card support has been provided to increase the storage in both the phones. In Samsung Galaxy A50, the storage can be expanded up to 512 GB with the help of microSD card, while in Note 7 Pro, a hybrid slot has been given. It is possible to increase the storage up to 256 GB in Redmi Note 7 Pro. To give life to both the phones, a 4,000 mAh battery has been provided. But with Galaxy A50, you get a 15-watt charger, whereas with Redmi Note 7 Pro, you get a 10-watt charger. Apart from this, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 technology has been used in this phone of Xiaomi brand.
Now let’s talk about connectivity. Samsung Galaxy A50 supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM radio, 4G and VoLTE (on two SIMs). Redmi Note 7 Pro includes Bluetooth version 5, dual-band Wi-Fi, dual 4G, and VoLTE and IR support.
Now let’s talk about software. Both the phones run on the latest Android 9 Pie. Samsung phones are based on One UI while Xiaomi phones are based on MIUI 10. We found that the Galaxy A50 has received the March 2019 security patch while the Redmi Note 7 Pro still runs on the February 2019 security patch.
Redmi Note 7 Pro vs Samsung A50 Camera, Performance and Battery Life
Both the phones are so powerful that they can easily handle all the tasks of the day. We also tried multitasking while running many apps in the background but we did not face any problem. Redmi Note 7 Pro opens apps faster, you will notice this when you use both the phones together.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has an in-display fingerprint sensor but it is not faster than the capacitive sensor on the Redmi Note 7 Pro. Both the phones support face unlock and we found that both unlocked the phone at similar speeds.
To check the gaming performance, we tried playing PUBG Mobile on both the phones. The Redmi Note 7 Pro loaded games faster than the Samsung Galaxy A50. After setting the graphics to balanced and the frame rate to high on both the phones, we played the game for 15 minutes and found that the battery of Redmi Note 7 Pro dropped by 5 percent while the battery of Galaxy A50 recorded a drop of 4 percent. Not only this, the Redmi Note 7 Pro also became a little hotter compared to the Galaxy A50.
Both the phones are equipped with 4,000 mAh battery and on regular usage the phone lasts throughout the day. In our HD video loop test, the Galaxy A50 lasted 14 hours and 59 minutes, while the Redmi Note 7 Pro lasted 19 hours and 23 minutes. This phone charges faster due to the 15-watt charger available with the Galaxy A50 compared to the 10-watt charger available with the Redmi Note 7 Pro.
Redmi Note 7 Pro has a 48-megapixel primary camera whose aperture is F/1.79, the second is a 5-megapixel depth sensor. Samsung Galaxy A50 has three rear cameras. On the rear, a 25 megapixel sensor with F/1.7 aperture, 5 megapixel fixed focus sensor with F/2.2 aperture and 8 megapixel sensor with F/2.2 aperture are provided. This phone has a 25-megapixel sensor with F/2.0 aperture on the front panel.
We took several pictures with both the phones in different lighting to find out which one is better. Photos taken with Redmi Note 7 Pro in daylight had better details and objects were also sharp. Samsung Galaxy A50 may be a little behind but compared to Redmi Note 7 Pro, this phone of Samsung brand comes with better HDR.
Both the phones capture macro shots well and there is no lack of detail but let us tell you that Redmi Note 7 Pro also creates depth effect. For your information, let us tell you that Scene Optimizer is present in Galaxy A50.
In low light, the Galaxy A50 took bright photos but the Redmi Note 7 Pro’s photo was slightly better. The Samsung Galaxy A50 takes a little longer to lock focus in low light than the Xiaomi-branded Redmi Note 7 Pro but overall we liked its photos better.
We took some portrait photos by disabling the beautification feature on both the phones. While Samsung Galaxy A50 has the option to set the blur level, you will not get this option in Redmi Note 7 Pro. Instead the Xiaomi phone is equipped with studio lighting effect. We found that the Redmi Note 7 Pro has better camera light and it captures better details.
Talking about selfies, we found that Redmi Note 7 Pro does not get the color tone right but it captures the details well. At the same time, selfies taken from Samsung Galaxy A50 do not come out sharp. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is capable of recording video at 1080p, while the Redmi Note 7 Pro can record 4K video at 1080p video at 60 frames per second. To reduce shake, both the phones come with stabilization support.
Overall the Samsung Galaxy A50 was better in many areas such as its HDR mode and its wide-angle camera. At the same time, the performance of Redmi Note 7 Pro in daylight, landscape, macro shots and portrait photos were good.
our decision
Both these phones do not fall in the same price range as the Galaxy A50 is a bit premium compared to the Redmi Note 7 Pro. Samsung phones have better Super-AMOLED panels, in-display fingerprint sensors and their software is more up to date.
Redmi Note 7 Pro has a more powerful processor and its camera also proved to be better in many places. If you choose this phone then it is also cheaper than Samsung Galaxy A50. Let us tell you that Redmi Note 7 Pro is currently being sold in India through flash sale, so in such a situation it will be a bit difficult to buy it. If you do not want to struggle to buy a phone and do not have any problem in spending more money, then Samsung Galaxy A50 will not disappoint you at all.
