HTC One S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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HTC One S9 Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Mar 15, 2019
5.0-inch
6.4-inch
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 128GB
2840 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.69 x 2.74 x 0.40 inches
144.6 x 69.7 x 10.09 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
S-LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
68.52 % 85.24 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR G6200 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 4GB
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.24 GB 128GB, available to use: 107 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow), HTC Sense UI Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
2840 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 28 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
4 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, 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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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
€ 499 $ 350

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 26, 2016 Feb 25, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 49 GB
with 6 GB RAM
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 49 GB
for Verizon
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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