Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 575.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 750 x 1334 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 is just a bit better than the iPhone 6s, having a overall score of 83.8 against 83. Even though the Galaxy A50 is newer than iPhone 6s, it's a little thicker and somewhat heavier. IPhone 6s features a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processor.
IPhone 6s features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, although it has a just a bit lower display pixel density, a lot smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 1334 x 750px. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone 6s, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A50 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy A50 has a little bit better camera than Apple iPhone 6s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A50 also has a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality, a much higher 25 MP resolution back facing camera and a lot bigger aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited environments.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Galaxy A50 is also by far the cheapest.
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