Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A50 is much better than Huawei P9 Plus, having a general score of 83.8 against 75.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A50 is newer than Huawei P9 Plus, it is just a little heavier and just a bit thicker. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A50. They have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A50 has a display that's just as good as the Huawei P9 Plus one, although the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a little higher pixels number per inch of display, a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy A50 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A50 has just a bit better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A50 also counts with a lot higher 25 mega-pixels resolution camera, a much bigger diafragm aperture and a larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality.
Galaxy A50 counts with greater battery duration than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has an 18% bigger battery capacity.
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