Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T vs Samsung Galaxy A50
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665) that was released on November 6, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A50, which is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 9610 and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
- Shows 10% longer battery life (19:50 vs 18:02 hours)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (600 against 551 nits)
- The phone is 8 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A50
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 34 grams less
- 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 370 and 321 points
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 650 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.3% | 84.9% |
| Display features | - | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 141.5% |
| PWM | Not detected | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 46.4 ms | 7 ms |
| Contrast | 1163:1 | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 166 g (5.86 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 11 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G72 MP3 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 36 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1053 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~40.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 305 | 1410 |
| Single-core score | 321 | 370 |
| Multi-core score | 1128 | 1021 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 145861 | 149165 |
| GPU | 23955 | 18580 |
| Memory | 77887 | 94830 |
| UX | 102756 | 102433 |
| Total score | 350459 | 365008 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [10 tests] |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5852 | 5152 |
| Video editing | 4881 | 5186 |
| Photo editing | 11723 | 9306 |
| Data manipulation | 5081 | 5338 |
| Writing score | 6462 | 6344 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-10 (bang) | AnTuTu | 350459 |
| π 2025-10-29 (Baster) | AnTuTu | 323556 |
| π 2024-08-10 (kyklisheee) | GeekBench GPU | 305 |
| π 2024-08-10 (kyklisheee) | GeekBench CPU | 321 / 1128 |
Samsung Galaxy A50
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-23 (Gadji TΓ¦mΓ¦v) | AnTuTu | 372305 |
| π 2026-08-05 (A50M Max πΉπ·) | AnTuTu | 380008 |
| π 2026-07-23 (Muhammed tech) | AnTuTu | 368004 |
| π 2026-07-16 (A50M max) | GeekBench CPU | 374 / 1132 |
| π 2026-07-16 (A50M max) | AnTuTu | 365008 |
Memory
| RAM size | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 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 | 8 GB | 22 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 35 min) | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:01 hr | 07:00 hr |
| Watching video | 11:48 hr | 11:18 hr |
| Gaming | 05:03 hr | 04:38 hr |
| Standby | 95 hr | 86 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 25 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 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 | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 25 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 25 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM1 | Sony IMX576 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/2.78" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.9 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02A10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A50 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 25 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4224 x 3136 | 6024 x 4024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 28.21 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13855 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (β 0.34 inch) | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.9 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | November 2019 | February 2019 |
| Release date | December 2019 | March 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $216 | $395 |
| Successor | - | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G |
| SAR (head) | 0.74 W/kg | 0.27 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.3 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 and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T. But if the display, performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A50.
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