Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Huawei Mate 9 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A50
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Samsung Galaxy A50 or Huawei Mate 9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A50 | Huawei Mate 9 | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2019, February | 2016, November | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in | 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.18 x 6.18 x 3.11 in | |
Weight | 166 g | 5.86 oz | 190 g | 6.7 oz | |
Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | Front glass, aluminum frame, back | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black, White, Blue, Coral | Agate Red, Topaz Blue, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White, Black, Obsidian Black | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
Approximate price | 250 EUR | 400 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.4" in | 5.9" in | |
Screen area | 100.5 cm2 | 96.0 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 84.9% | 77.5% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 403 PPI | 373 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 25 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Dual | |
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, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF -20 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 2x lossless zoom, OIS, PDAF & laser AF |
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Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | |
DxOMark Main Score | 85 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 88 | ||
DxOMark Video | 79 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 25 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 25 MP, f/2.0 | 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF | |
Functions | HDR | ||
Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); EMUI 5 | |
Chipset | - Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G71 MP8 | |
External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | |
Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 8 Total | 175851 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 351 | 393 | |
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1029 | 1278 | |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1425 | 1053 | |
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1273 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 336 | 373 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1187 | 1465 | |
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1648 | 1870 | |
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5155 | 5972 | |
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 4754 | 8618 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (MHA-L29 model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - MHA-L29 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MHA-L29, MHA-L09 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - MHA-L29 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - MHA-L29 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - MHA-L09 |
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Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes (market dependent) | Yes | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | FM radio | No | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass , Infrared port | |
Other extras |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 15W |
- Fast battery charging |
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Versions |
- Versions: SM-A505F/DS (Global) |
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