Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy A50 - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Samsung Galaxy A50

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Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
VS
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Samsung Galaxy A50
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
Samsung Galaxy A50

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy A50, Manufactured in March, 2019with 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 S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A50
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Lighter design: 166g vs 167g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) 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:
Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
vs
Samsung Galaxy A50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.2 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2600 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 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 147 mm (5.79 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Samsung Galaxy A50
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Samsung Galaxy A50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Cores 1536 54
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 91.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Samsung Galaxy A50
506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Samsung Galaxy A50
1550
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2188506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69351550
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Samsung Galaxy A50
259923
CPU46419383882
GPU86394742251
Memory26895258058
UX30678975732
NanoReview Score1903881259923
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Samsung Galaxy A50
746
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.5 °C
Stability47 %97 %
Graphics Test104 fps4 fps
Graphics Score17532746
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)], [Samsung Galaxy A50]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Samsung Galaxy A50
6024
Writing score212186360
Web score184184826
Video editing79785198
Data manipulation157535373
NanoReview Score175016024

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 24.1 GB 22 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 One UI 3.1

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Samsung Galaxy A50
18:02
Web Browsing07:07 h07:00 h
Video Playback15:32 h11:18 h
Games05:03 h04:38 h
Standby Mode83 h86 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 5288x3968 pixels
Zoom 135 Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 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 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 25 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP25 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Sony IMX576
Sensor size1/1.561/2.78
Pixel size1 μm0.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length67 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/4.0
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Samsung Galaxy A50
81
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Samsung Galaxy A50
67
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Samsung Galaxy A50
76
Bokeh65n/a
Preview69n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)], [Samsung Galaxy A50]

Front camera

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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers n/a Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A50
85 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 395
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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