Samsung Galaxy A50 vs realme 5

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A50 vs realme 5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme 5 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,532, while Samsung Galaxy A50 scores 5,372, making realme 5 the better performer.


Display: realme 5 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A50 offers 6.4 inches, making realme 5 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme 5'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 realme 5 offers 12 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 realme 5 offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A50 offers 4000 mAh, making realme 5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 5 offers 32 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: realme 5 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A50 is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy A50 has a rating of 4.4.

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Samsung Galaxy A50
₹21,000
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₹7,999
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
73%

Release Date

02 Mar, 2019
27 Aug, 2019

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Snapdragon 665
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

25 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

25 MP
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
15W Fast Charging
N/A
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Excellent display
  • Capable cameras
  • Streamlined software experience
  • Good-looking design
  • Impressive performance
  • Long-lasting battery life

Cons

  • Performance could've been better
  • Overshadowed by the competition
  • Display could've been sharper
  • Selfie camera needs work
  • Ultra-Macro lens could've been better

User Ratings

4.4/5
(100,914 ratings)
4.5/5
(270,615 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

143,399
AnTuTu Score
139,753
AnTuTu Score
N/A
19h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 02, 2019
(Official)
Aug 27, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
3 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
139,753

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
25.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
32.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.97 %
82.07 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.6 %
89 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm
164.4 mm

Width

74.5 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
9.3 mm

Weight

166 grams
198 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

25 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.726 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.84.047 mm focal length 1/2.86" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera13 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.66 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.41.77 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @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
13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera3.419 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
Up to 46.9 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
19h 12m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
2h 38m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC

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
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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 b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

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 Gyroscope