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Samsung Galaxy A50

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Samsung Galaxy A50

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Network
Technology GSM / 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SM-A505U
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 29, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71 - SM-A505U
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2019, February 25 2017, September 12
Status Available. Released 2019, March 18 Available. Released 2017, September 22
Body
Dimensions 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in)
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Weight 166 g (5.86 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type Super AMOLED Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0 iOS 11, up to iOS 16.7.5
Chipset Exynos 9610 (10nm) Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
 UFS 2.1 NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 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)
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 25 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 7 MP, f/2.2
Features HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes (market dependent) Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 1821 mAh, non-removable (6.96 Wh)
Charging 15W wired 15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Wireless (Qi)
Talk time Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red
SAR 1.31 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.27 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
Models 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 A1863, A1905, A1906, A1907, iPhone10,1, iPhone10,4
Price About 270 EUR About 210 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 144574 (v7)
GeekBench: 5396 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 8fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
AnTuTu: 237594 (v7)
GeekBench: 10214 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB Voice 71dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.3dB Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 98h Endurance rating 66h

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