Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A50, having a global score of 88.7 against 83.8. IPhone 12 is a newer cellphone, and it is also a little bit thinner and a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy A50. IPhone 12 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite greater count of pixels in each inch of display and a bit higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels.
The iPhone 12 counts with a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 12, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2815mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A50 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate and a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos, and they both have the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
Although Apple iPhone 12 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy A50, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy A50. If you want to save some money, you can buy Galaxy A50, giving up a couple features, but you will get the most with your money.
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