Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A50 Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Mar 15, 2019
Released · Dec 21, 2020
6.4-inch
6.5-inch
Triple camera
Quad camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g) 7.23 oz (205.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.4-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED LCD
Screen-to-body
85.24 % 85.80 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm) Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3 PowerVR GE8320
RAM
4GB 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 107 GB 64GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 48.2 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI Android (10), Samsung One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
25 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 0.9 μm
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) 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 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900) Bands 1(2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
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
Head: 1.14 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 350 € 179
In The Box
Power brick, USB cable, Headphones, Sim card extraction tool

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019 Nov 24, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 49 GB
With 32GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
with 6 GB RAM
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 49 GB
With 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
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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