Tecno Phantom 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

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Comparing the Tecno Phantom 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A50 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 5,372, while Tecno Phantom 9 scores 4,428, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better performer.


Display: Both Tecno Phantom 9 and Samsung Galaxy A50 offer the same screen size of 6.4 inches, but Samsung Galaxy A50 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Tecno Phantom 9's AMOLED, 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 Tecno Phantom 9 offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Tecno Phantom 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A50 offers 25 MP, making Tecno Phantom 9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Tecno Phantom 9 offers 3500 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A50 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A50 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Tecno Phantom 9 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A50 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A50 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Tecno Phantom 9 has a rating of 4.2.

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Tecno Phantom 9
₹16,999
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₹21,000
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
75%

Release Date

17 Jul, 2019
02 Mar, 2019

Performance

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

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
25 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
25 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
4000 mAh
N/A
15W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,050 ratings)
4.4/5
(100,914 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

87,730
AnTuTu Score
143,399
AnTuTu Score
10h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
7 More Videos

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General

Launch Date

Jul 17, 2019
(Official)
Mar 02, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P35
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

87,730
143,399

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.12 %
84.97 %

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)

N/A
91.6 %

Design

Height

158.4 mm
158.5 mm

Width

75.3 mm
74.5 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.7 mm

Weight

164 grams
166 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.85CMOS image sensor
25 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.726 mm focal length CMOS image sensor
8 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera13 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.8 Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5288 x 3968 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
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary CameraCMOS
25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Dual LED
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3500 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 23 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Fast 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.

10h 04m
N/A

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

6h 56m 19s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.335 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 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
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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