Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020	Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$350

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm	6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight blue, Raven black	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.11% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 420 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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	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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS	1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	25 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, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
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 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	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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