Samsung Galaxy A50 vs HTC Desire 19 Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A50 vs HTC Desire 19 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy A50 and HTC Desire 19 Plus run at the same processing speed of 2.3 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while HTC Desire 19 Plus offers 6.2 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire 19 Plus's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 25 MP, while HTC Desire 19 Plus offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while HTC Desire 19 Plus offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while HTC Desire 19 Plus offers 3850 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A50 and HTC Desire 19 Plus offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy A50
₹21,000
(Out of Stock)
HTC Desire 19 Plus
₹21,990
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
73%

Release Date

02 Mar, 2019
01 Feb, 2020

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
MediaTek Helio P35
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1520 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

25 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

25 MP
16 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3850 mAh
15W Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Excellent display
  • Capable cameras
  • Streamlined software experience
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Performance could've been better
  • Overshadowed by the competition
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(100,914 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

143,399
AnTuTu Score
N/A

Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

Mar 02, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
MediaTek Helio P35

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
PowerVR GE8320

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

143,399
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1520 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
271 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.97 %
81.71 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.6 %
88 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm
156.2 mm

Width

74.5 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

166 grams
170 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

25 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.726 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.85
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera13 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3850 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.335 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass