Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A50

Samsung Galaxy A50

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Apple iPhone 6s Plus

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

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Samsung Galaxy A50 or Apple iPhone 6s Plus Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A50 Apple iPhone 6s Plus
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Release date 2019, February 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 3.07 in
Weight 166 g | 5.86 oz 192 g | 6.77 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2750 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 80 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 5.5" in
Screen area 100.5 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.9% 67.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 3D Touch display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 25 MP, Triple 12 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
-12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, OIS, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
DxOMark Main Score 85
DxOMark Photo 88
DxOMark Video 79
Front camera, selfie 25 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 25 MP, f/2.0 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 231491
Antutu 10 CPU 69288
Antutu 10 GPU 69989
Antutu 10 Mem 38586
Antutu 10 UX 69288
Antutu 8 Total 175851 171835
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 351 602
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1029 838
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1425
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1273
GeekBench 6 Metal 2849
GeekBench 5 Single Core 336 535
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1187 983
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) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
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  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - A1633 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1634
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.93 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: SM-A505F/DS (Global)

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