Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Samsung Galaxy A50 Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
Released · Mar 15, 2019
Released · Jan 11, 2022
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Triple camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump)
155.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g) 6.00 oz (170.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White White, Graphite, Lavender, Olive

Display

Size
6.4-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.24 % 86.77 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x 2.84GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.42GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 660
RAM
4GB 6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 107 GB 128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI Android (14, 13, 12), One UI

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Browsing
9h 39min
Video
7h 19min
Gaming
Untested

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
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.76"
Pixel size: 1.8 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
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/4.5"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Hyperlapse, EIS
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 32 MP (HDR, Autofocus), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
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), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 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-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Date approved: Jun 29, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMG990U
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: 0.77 W/kg
Body: 0.90 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 350 $ 700 / € 749
In The Box
Phone, Type-C cable, documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019 Jan 04, 2022

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 49 GB
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 770
with 6 GB RAM
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 49 GB
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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