Samsung Galaxy A50 vs vivo V12 Pro

Share  

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A50 vs vivo V12 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A50 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while vivo V12 Pro runs at 2.2 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better performer.


Display: vivo V12 Pro offers a screen size of 6.41 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A50 offers 6.4 inches, making vivo V12 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo V12 Pro'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 vivo V12 Pro offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A50 and vivo V12 Pro feature a 25 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while vivo V12 Pro offers 3700 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while vivo V12 Pro offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better option for storage.

...read more
Samsung Galaxy A50
₹21,000
(Out of Stock)
vivo V12 Pro
₹28,990
(Not Released in India)
Add to Compare

Summary

Release Date

02 Mar, 2019
11 Nov, 2019
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Snapdragon 710
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.41 inches (16.28 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
25 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
5 MP
Depth Camera
5 MP
Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
25 MP
25 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
4000 mAh
3700 mAh
6600 mAh
15W Fast Charging
Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Excellent display
  • Capable cameras
  • Streamlined software experience
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Performance could've been better
  • Overshadowed by the competition
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5
(100,914 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

143,399
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store
Not Available in any store
₹159,999

Video

Videos
7 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 02, 2019
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Funtouch OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 616
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.41 inches  (16.28 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
402 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.97 %
N/A
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.6 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm
N/A
162.98 mm

Width

74.5 mm
N/A
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
N/A
8.19 mm

Weight

166 grams
N/A
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

25 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.726 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera13 mm focal length
5 MP
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS
25 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
3700 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 23 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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
N/A
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
View More

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
View More

SAR Value

Head: 0.335 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store
Not Available in any store
₹159,999