Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 and Samsung Galaxy A50 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

65 out 100
Xiaomi 12
VS
40 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A50
Xiaomi 12
Samsung Galaxy A50

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.28 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 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 Xiaomi 12
  • Higher pixel density: 419ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A50
  • Larger display: 6.4in
  • Lighter design: 166g vs 180g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 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:
Xiaomi 12
vs
Samsung Galaxy A50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.28 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 419 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 500 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12
887 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 152.7 mm (6.01 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 69.9 mm (2.75 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.16 mm (0.32 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12
89.3 %
Samsung Galaxy A50
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 and Samsung Galaxy A50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A73)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Cores 1024 54
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 91.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12
1702
Samsung Galaxy A50
506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12
3977
Samsung Galaxy A50
1550
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1702506
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)39771550
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12
1187033
Samsung Galaxy A50
259923
CPU30802583882
GPU43906642251
Memory23764558058
UX21229775732
NanoReview Score1187033259923
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12
8751
Samsung Galaxy A50
746
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.5 °C
Stability60 %97 %
Graphics Test52 fps4 fps
Graphics Score8751746
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12], [Samsung Galaxy A50]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12
12987
Samsung Galaxy A50
6024
Writing score148406360
Web score115344826
Video editing74525198
Data manipulation96435373
NanoReview Score129876024

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size n/a 22 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 One UI 3.1

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (87% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12
15:58
Samsung Galaxy A50
18:02
Web Browsing06:17 h07:00 h
Video Playback10:46 h11:18 h
Games04:42 h04:38 h
Standby Mode71 h86 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5288x3968 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 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/1.9f/1.7
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX576
Sensor size1/1.561/2.78
Pixel size1 μm0.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.061/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12
118
Samsung Galaxy A50
81
Video quality
Xiaomi 12
121
Samsung Galaxy A50
67
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12
113
Samsung Galaxy A50
76
Bokeh55n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom72n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12], [Samsung Galaxy A50]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 25 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6024x4024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32B40 CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.2 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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 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/B32/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2021 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 395
Sensors - 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 Xiaomi 12 the clear winner in this comparison.

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