Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019	Feb 27, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$350

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g)	6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White	Black, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 86.66% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

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	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/5" 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 (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
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	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	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	1, 3, 5, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F	Date approved: Feb 13, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F
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: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/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

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