Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A50 Manufactured in March, 2019, with display 6.4 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A50
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Lighter design: 166g vs 167g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
  • Higher pixel density: 411ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A50 and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.4 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 403 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 650 nits n/a
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 90.9 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A50
548 nits
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
sRGB gamut141.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time7 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.5 mm (6.24 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 74.7 mm (2.94 in) 71.7 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A50
84.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A50 and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 Samsung Exynos 2600
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 10 (1 + 3 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73)
- 6/2.75 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.25 (C1-Pro)
- 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 10 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor Yes AI engine with 32K MAC NPU
Graphics Mali-G72 MP3 Samsung Xclipse 960
GPU Cores 54 1024
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 980 MHz
FLOPS 91.8 GFLOPS 4014.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A50
506
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
3203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A50
1550
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
11056
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5063203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)155011056
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27467
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A50
259923
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
3504102
CPU838821013874
GPU422511351843
Memory58058414601
UX75732723784
NanoReview Score2599233504102
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A50
746
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.44.5 °Cn/a
Stability97 %n/a
Graphics Test4 fpsn/a
Graphics Score746n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A50
6024
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Writing score6360n/a
Web score4826n/a
Video editing5198n/a
Data manipulation5373n/a
NanoReview Score6024n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) Android 16
OS Size 22 GB 29.5 GB
UI Skin One UI 3.1 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 15 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:50 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A50
18:02
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Web Browsing07:00 hn/a
Video Playback11:18 hn/a
Games04:38 hn/a
Standby Mode86 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 25 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5288x3968 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 25 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix25 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX576Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size1/2.781/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size0.9 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a67 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX564
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A50
81
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A50
67
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A50
76
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 25 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6024x4024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 0.9 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.4
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A50
85 dB
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2019 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2019 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 395 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 879
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.

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