Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$350	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm	6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.86 oz / 166.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1715 (Good)
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Xclipse 540
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (15)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3894
3D Mark High
Untested	1322
3D Mark Low
Untested	1313

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" 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	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
25 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
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

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 6 GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

for Verizon

LTE Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66

for Sprint

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

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