Apple iPhone X vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone X
Apple iPhone X Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · Nov 03, 2017
Released · Mar 15, 2019
5.8-inch · 2436x1125px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
3GB · 256GB
4GB · 128GB
2716 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.8-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
OLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
82.35 % 85.24 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2716 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
25 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41 Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.34 W/kg
Body: 0.45 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1149 $ 350
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Feb 25, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
MSRP $ 999
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
A1865
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB/64GB
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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