Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy A70 and Samsung Galaxy A50 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy A70 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

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Samsung Galaxy A70
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Samsung Galaxy A50
Samsung Galaxy A70
Samsung Galaxy A50

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A70 Manufactured in April, 2019, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 675, 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 Samsung Galaxy A70
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A50
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Lighter design: 166g vs 183g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A70 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:
Samsung Galaxy A70
vs
Samsung Galaxy A50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 393 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 600 nits 650 nits
HDR support n/a No
Screen-to-body ratio 86 % 84.9 %
Features Always-On Display Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A70
601 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 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A70
86 %
Samsung Galaxy A50
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A70 and Samsung Galaxy A50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Max Frequency 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.7 (Kryo 460 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2 (Kryo 460 Gold (Cortex-A76))		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 11 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 685 Yes
Graphics Adreno 612 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Cores 192 54
GPU Frequency 845 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 324.4 GFLOPS 91.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A70
594
Samsung Galaxy A50
506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A70
1672
Samsung Galaxy A50
1550
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)594506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)16721550
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A70
305830
Samsung Galaxy A50
259923
CPU11338083882
GPU4014742251
Memory7173858058
UX8056575732
NanoReview Score305830259923
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A70
405
Samsung Galaxy A50
746
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.5 °C
Stability97 %97 %
Graphics Test2 fps4 fps
Graphics Score405746
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy A70], [Samsung Galaxy A50]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A70
7673
Samsung Galaxy A50
6024
Writing score79806360
Web score59324826
Video editing57065198
Data manipulation62725373
NanoReview Score76736024

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (45% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 2:00 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A70
21:44
Samsung Galaxy A50
18:02
Web Browsing06:55 h07:00 h
Video Playback11:33 h11:18 h
Games04:43 h04:38 h
Standby Mode129 h86 h

Main camera

Matrix 32 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 6500x4920 pixels 5288x3968 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual 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 (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP		 Standard: 25 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix32 MP25 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Focal length26 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX576
Sensor size1/2.81/2.78
Pixel size0.8 μm0.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A70
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
81
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A70
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
67
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A70
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/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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		 - 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 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1212
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A70
81.7 dB
Samsung Galaxy A50
85 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2019 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2019 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 370 395
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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