Home Phone comparison Realme 12 Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy A50 - Which is better?

Realme 12 Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A50

65 out 100
Realme 12 Plus 5G
VS
40 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A50
Realme 12 Plus 5G
Samsung Galaxy A50

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 12 Plus 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7050, 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 Realme 12 Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh 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 190g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 12 Plus 5G 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:
Realme 12 Plus 5G
vs
Samsung Galaxy A50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.1 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
1147 nits
Samsung Galaxy A50
548 nits
sRGB gamutn/a141.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a7 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy A50]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.95 mm (6.42 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 75.45 mm (2.97 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.87 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Water resistance IP54 No
Back panel Eco Leather Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Green
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 12 Plus 5G
88.1 %
Samsung Galaxy A50
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Realme 12 Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy A50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7050 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 550 Yes
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Cores 256 54
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 91.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
958
Samsung Galaxy A50
506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
2353
Samsung Galaxy A50
1550
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)958506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23531550
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2385n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 12 Plus 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 12 Plus 5G
603049
Samsung Galaxy A50
259923
CPU17722983882
GPU11525242251
Memory15175358058
UX15881575732
NanoReview Score603049259923
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
746
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.5 °C
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a4 fps
Graphics Scoren/a746
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy A50]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 12 Plus 5G
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
- 12 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
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 22 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 One UI 3.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 12 Plus 5G
22:18
Samsung Galaxy A50
18:02
Web Browsing09:21 h07:00 h
Video Playback12:58 h11:18 h
Games05:51 h04:38 h
Standby Mode106 h86 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5288x3968 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical 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 112 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 25 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP25 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX576
Sensor size1/1.951/2.78
Pixel size0.8 μm0.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
81
Video quality
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
67
Overall camera score
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
76
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy A50]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6024x4024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1812
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
85 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 255 395
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 12 Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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