Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A50s Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A50s
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · October 2019
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Prism crush black, Prism crush white, Prism crush violet, Prism crush green

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
71.51 % 85.24 %
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
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB 128GB, available to use: 107.7 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
EIS
Front
16 MP 32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, 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), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Date approved: Aug 29, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA507FN
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
Head: 0.98 W/kg
Body: 0.56 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg
Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Aug 22, 2019
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