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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-12-21 | 2019-03-15 |
| 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 has a score of 83.8, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A12's global score of 80.3. The Galaxy A50 construction is lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy A12, although it was released just 22 months before. Galaxy A50 and Samsung Galaxy A12 have extremely similar processing units, they have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Galaxy A50 has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better number of pixels per inch of screen and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340. The Galaxy A12 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A12 also counts with a lot more mega pixels back camera.
Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with a bit more memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A12, because although it has a SD card slot that holds 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A12 counts with improved battery life than Galaxy A50, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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