Samsung Galaxy A50 vs LG K40 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A50 LG K40
Released · Mar 15, 2019
Released · March 2019
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
5.7-inch · 1440x720px
Triple camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
2GB · 16GB
4000 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019 Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$350 $180

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches
153.0 x 71.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g) 5.11 oz (145.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Resistance
Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 76.28% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered Glass

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm) Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
6GB/64GB
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Single camera
Main camera
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
8 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1 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
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
25 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos 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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s 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
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
International version
System chip MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU IMG PowerVR GE8320
Memory 32GB
Main camera 16 MP
Front 8 MP
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38
Dual SIM Yes
with 6 GB RAM
Memory 6GB/64GB
for Metro by T-Mobile
Memory 32GB
OS Android (9.0 Pie)
Main camera 13 MP
Front 5 MP
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 41
FCC approval Date approved: May 28, 2019
FCC ID value: ZNFX420MM
Measured SAR Head: 0.51 W/kg
Body: 0.98 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg
Phablet: 3.99 W/kg
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
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