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Full Differences Change compare mode	Review Specs ALL VERSIONSA510F - Europe, Middle East & AfricaA510F/DS - Kazakhstan, RussiaA510FD - Southeast Asia, IndiaA510M - Latin AmericaA510M/DS - Brazil, ChileA510Y/DS - Australia, New Zealand, Philippines..A5100 - China, Hong Kong	Review Specs

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A50

Network
Technology	GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	UMTS 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A505U
4G Network	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A505U
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE

Launch
Announced	2015, December. Released 2015, December	2019, February 25
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, March 18

Body
Dimensions	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in)	158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
3D size compare	Size up
Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)	166 g (5.86 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)	6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0
Chipset	Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only	Exynos 9610 (10nm)
CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 405 - China only	Mali-G72 MP3

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
	eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5	UFS 2.1

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS	25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide)	25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Features		HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes (market dependent)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	FM radio
USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	ANT+ Samsung Pay	ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging	18W wired	15W wired
Talk time	Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 75 h

Misc
Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink	Black, White, Blue, Coral
SAR	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	1.31 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)	0.27 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
Models	SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510	SM-A505F, SM-A505FN, SM-A505GN, SM-A505G, SM-A505FM, SM-A505YN, SM-A505W, SM-A505X, SM-A505U, SM-A505GT, SM-A505U1, SM-A505G, SM-A505N, SM-S506DL
Price	About 160 EUR	About 270 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 833 Basemark X: 4947	AnTuTu: 144574 (v7) GeekBench: 5396 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB	Voice 68dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 91h	Endurance rating 98h