Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 50 and Samsung Galaxy A50 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 50 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

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Huawei Honor 50
VS
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Samsung Galaxy A50
Huawei Honor 50
Samsung Galaxy A50

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Samsung Galaxy A50, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A50
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Lighter design: 166g vs 175g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 and Samsung Galaxy A50
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 50
vs
Samsung Galaxy A50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.57 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 525 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
Samsung Galaxy A50
548 nits
sRGB gamut100 %141.5 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz119 Hz
Response time2.4 ms7 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50], [Samsung Galaxy A50]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %
Samsung Galaxy A50
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Samsung Galaxy A50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Yes
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Cores 512 54
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 91.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Samsung Galaxy A50
506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Samsung Galaxy A50
1550
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1071506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29981550
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 50
600003
Samsung Galaxy A50
259923
CPU20731583882
GPU14961842251
Memory9916758058
UX14390375732
NanoReview Score600003259923
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
746
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.5 °C
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
Graphics Scoren/a746
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50], [Samsung Galaxy A50]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
6024
Writing scoren/a6360
Web scoren/a4826
Video editingn/a5198
Data manipulationn/a5373
NanoReview Scoren/a6024

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 21 GB 22 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 One UI 3.1

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:54 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Samsung Galaxy A50
18:02
Web Browsing09:06 h07:00 h
Video Playback12:48 h11:18 h
Games05:24 h04:38 h
Standby Mode118 h86 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 5288x3968 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 25 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP25 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX576
Sensor size1/1.521/2.78
Pixel size0.7 μm0.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length17 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
81
Video quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
67
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
76
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy A50]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6024x4024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung JD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1812
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB
Samsung Galaxy A50
85 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June, 2021 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 395
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor 50 the clear winner in this comparison.

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