Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy A Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A50
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Samsung Galaxy A
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Samsung Galaxy A50 or Samsung Galaxy A Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A50 | Samsung Galaxy A | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, February | 2010, April | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in | 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in | |
| Weight | 166 g | 5.86 oz | 128 g | 4.52 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White, Blue, Coral | Deep Black, Cream White | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 250 EUR | 100 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" in | 3.7" in | |
| Screen area | 100.5 cm2 | 39.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.9% | 54.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 252 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 25 MP, Triple | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor |
-5 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 720p | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 85 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 88 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 79 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 25 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 25 MP, f/2.0 | VGA videocall camera | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 2.1 (Eclair) | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm) | - TI OMAP 3430 | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - 720 MHz Cortex-A8 | |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 | PowerVR SGX530 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included | |
| Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM | 1 GB, 384 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 175851 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 351 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1029 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1425 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1273 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 336 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1187 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1648 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5155 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4754 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Edge | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes (market dependent) | ||
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 2.1, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
- DMB TV -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A505F/DS (Global) |
- For South Korea |
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