Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Huawei Honor 50

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A34 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Huawei Honor 50, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Higher pixel density: 392ppi
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 199g
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Huawei Honor 50
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 390 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1000 nits 525 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
1008 nits
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)253 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.3 mm (6.35 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 73.8 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
84.9 %
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Huawei Honor 50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
1047
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
2557
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10471071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25572998
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
550223
Huawei Honor 50
600003
CPU172683207315
GPU117198149618
Memory11309399167
UX147249143903
NanoReview Score550223600003
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
2302
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Max Surface Temp.37.5 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test13 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2302n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
11700
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Writing score14674n/a
Web score9843n/a
Video editing7467n/a
Data manipulation10972n/a
NanoReview Score11700n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 38 GB 21 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (49% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:55 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
26:03
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Web Browsing10:42 h09:06 h
Video Playback15:54 h12:48 h
Games06:24 h05:24 h
Standby Mode122 h118 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX582Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/2.01/1.52
Pixel size0.8 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
SensorSamsung S5K4HAYXn/a
Sensor size1/4.01/4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
99
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
78
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
92
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Bokeh45n/a
Preview48n/a
Zoom76n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 Samsung JD1
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.14
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
90.4 dB
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2023 yr June, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 390 350
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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