Honor 20 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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Honor 20	Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · May 21, 2019	Released · Mar 15, 2019
6.3-inch · 2340x1080px	6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Quad camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 128GB
3750 mAh	4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 21, 2019	Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$350

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 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: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.41% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 412 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
6GB/128GB	4GB/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3750 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	25 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Memory	64GB

with 6 GB RAM


Memory	6GB/64GB

for Verizon


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66

for Sprint


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

Links

Full specifications
Honor 20 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs
User Reviews
	Samsung Galaxy A50 User Reviews