Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A50

Samsung Galaxy A50

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G or Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Samsung Galaxy A50
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Release date 2024, March 11 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm | 6.34 x 6.34 x 3.05 in 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in
Weight 213 g | 7.51 oz 166 g | 5.86 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy, Awesome Lemon Black, White, Blue, Coral
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 400 EUR 250 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.6" in 6.4" in
Screen area 106.9 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 84.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 390 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 25 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 108 85
DxOMark Photo 110 88
DxOMark Video 117 79
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 25 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 25 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, One UI 6.1 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 1480 (4 nm) - Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Xclipse 530 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715476
Antutu 10 CPU 210925
Antutu 10 GPU 188204
Antutu 10 Mem 120292
Antutu 10 UX 210925
Antutu 8 Total 175851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1172 351
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3524 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, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
-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)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes (market dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    

SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A505F/DS (Global)

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