Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Galaxy A14
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A50 (with Exynos 7 Octa 9610) that was released on February 25, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A14, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 4 years and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A50
- Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (551 against 443 nits)
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's PLS TFT)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Exynos 7 Octa 9610
- Weighs 35 grams less
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A14
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Shows 15% longer battery life (20:40 vs 18:02 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 11
- The phone is 4 years and 1 month newer
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 413 and 370 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 650 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 80.4% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | 141.5% | 97.3% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | 343500 Hz |
| Response time | 7 ms | 26 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 989:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) | 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) |
| Width | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 166 g (5.86 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Silver, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 | MediaTek Helio G80 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP3 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 36 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 1053 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~40.8 GFLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1410 | 1077 |
| Single-core score | 370 | 413 |
| Multi-core score | 1021 | 1364 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 149165 | 131446 |
| GPU | 18580 | 25675 |
| Memory | 94830 | 76235 |
| UX | 102433 | 101591 |
| Total score | 365008 | 334947 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 180 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5152 | 5734 |
| Video editing | 5186 | 4036 |
| Photo editing | 9306 | 9919 |
| Data manipulation | 5338 | 5749 |
| Writing score | 6344 | 7939 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A50
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Gadji Tæmæv) | AnTuTu | 372305 |
| 📘 2026-08-05 (A50M Max 🇹🇷) | AnTuTu | 380008 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Muhammed tech) | AnTuTu | 368004 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (A50M max) | GeekBench CPU | 374 / 1132 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (A50M max) | AnTuTu | 365008 |
Samsung Galaxy A14
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-24 (.) | GeekBench GPU | 1028 |
| 📘 2026-06-24 (.) | AnTuTu | 334947 |
| 📘 2026-06-13 -> Nino_anes | AnTuTu | 261998 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Breno Barbosa) | AnTuTu | 341488 |
| 📘 2025-11-20 (.) | CPU Throttle | 93% |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | One UI 3.1 | One UI Core 5.0 |
| OS size | 22 GB | 17.3 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min) | Yes (27% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 2:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:00 hr | 08:50 hr |
| Watching video | 11:18 hr | 12:50 hr |
| Gaming | 04:38 hr | 05:38 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 25 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5288 x 3968 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 25 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 25 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX576 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.78" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.9 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A50 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 25 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6024 x 4024 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.9 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| 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 | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 7 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | February 2019 | February 2023 |
| Release date | March 2019 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $395 | $169 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G |
| SAR (head) | 0.27 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.39 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and software are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A14. But if the display, camera, gaming, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A50.
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