Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) vs Samsung Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W)
Side by side comparison between Motorola Xoom vs Samsung Galaxy A50 devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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10.1"
TFT
TFT
800x1280
5
MP
MP
2mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
3250
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
6.4"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340
25
MP
MP
25mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Samsung Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W)
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2 Advantages 
26 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +7 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Model | Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) |
| Other model names | Motorola Xoom Family Edition MZ505, Tablet Motorola Xoom | Galaxy A50 SM-A505W (64GB + 4GB RAM) NFC, SM-A505WZKAXAC |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  Canada |
| Brand | Motorola | Samsung |
| Release date | 1/1/2012 | 3/15/2019 |
| Depth | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 7.7 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 167.8 x 249.1 millimeters (6.61 x 9.81 in) | 74.7 x 158.5 millimeters (2.94 x 6.24 in) |
| Weight | 730 grams (25.55 ounces) | 166 grams (5.81 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 10.1" inches | 6.4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~70.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~84.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 800x1280 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels (19.5:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 149 PPI | 403 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| System version | Android 3.1 Honeycomb | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Firmware update | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean | Android 10 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: NVIDIA Tegra 2 T20 | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.3GHz ARM Cortex-A73 (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ULP GeForce 400MHz | ARM Mali-G72 MP3 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 4GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 16GB | 64GB (49GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | Not supported | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | 600/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | feature not registered | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat12/13 (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 66, 71) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | (triple camera) 25 megapixels 8MP ultrawide f/2.213mm 5MP depth f/2.2 |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 5760x4320 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 2 megapixels | 25 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 5760x4320 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 25mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro HDMI Type D | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (under display) Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Not supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 3250 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W (9V/1.67A) Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 9 hours | 23 hours |
| Standby | 336 hours (14 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | feature not registered | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Google Maps 5.0 3D • Quickoffice • WiFi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Blue, Coral • 19.5:9 display ratio FHD+ • One UI |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Motorola Xoom (Media Edition MZ505) | Galaxy A50 (SM-A505W) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.31W/kg (head), 0.81W/kg (body) |