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Samsung Galaxy A51 vs Galaxy A50

38 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A51
VS
37 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A50
Samsung Galaxy A51
Samsung Galaxy A50

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A51 (with Exynos 9 Octa 9611) that was released on December 12, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A50, which is powered by Exynos 7 Octa 9610 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A51
  • More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Delivers 15% higher peak brightness (636 against 554 nits)
  • The phone is 10 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A50
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus UFS 2.0

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A50 crucial features
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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
46.9
(Average)
Value Index
90.7
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A51
vs
Galaxy A50

Display

Type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.5 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 405 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 650 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 84.9%
Display features - Always-On Display - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% 141.5%
PWM 242 Hz 119 Hz
Response time 25 ms 7 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A51 +15%
636 nits
Galaxy A50
554 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) 158.5 mm (6.24 inches)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) 74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A51 +3%
87.5%
Galaxy A50
84.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A51 and Samsung Galaxy A50
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610
Max clock 2300 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 10 nanometers 10 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G72 MP3
GPU shading units 36 36
GPU clock 850 MHz 1053 MHz
FLOPS ~61.2 GFLOPS ~40.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A51 and Samsung Galaxy A50
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A51 +1%
372
Galaxy A50
370
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A51 +18%
1204
Galaxy A50
1021
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A51
745
Galaxy A50 +89%
1410
Compute Score (GPU) 745 1410
Single-core score 372 370
Multi-core score 1204 1021
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A51
352699
Galaxy A50 +3%
365008
CPU 135389 149165
GPU 30103 18580
Memory 90583 94830
UX 96624 102433
Total score 352699 365008
Samples [10 tests] [10 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 5152
Video editing - 5186
Photo editing - 9306
Data manipulation - 5338
Writing score - 6344
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A51
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Aginves)AnTuTu 11357049
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (ROBIZ)AnTuTu 11331364
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Somya Lohiya)AnTuTu 11298360
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-20 (14burgos)AnTuTu 11393276
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-15 (Robiz)AnTuTu 11302904
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Samsung Galaxy A50
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Gadji TΓ¦mΓ¦v)AnTuTu 11372305
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-05 (A50M Max πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·)AnTuTu 11380008
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-23 (Muhammed tech)AnTuTu 11368004
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (A50M max)Geekbench 6 CPU374 / 1132
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (A50M max)AnTuTu 11365008
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.0 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM One UI 5.1 One UI 3.1
OS size 23 GB 22 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (40% in 35 min) Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 35 min)
Full charging time 1:50 hr 1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:15 hr 07:00 hr
Watching video 11:25 hr 11:18 hr
Gaming 04:49 hr 04:38 hr
Standby 81 hr 86 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A51
17:53 hr
Galaxy A50 +1%
18:02 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 25 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 5288 x 3968
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 123Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 25 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 25 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX582 Sony IMX576
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.78" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.9 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 40 mm -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
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 32 megapixels 25 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 6024 x 4024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.9 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 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
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
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, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
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 12
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A51
81.7 dB
Galaxy A50 +4%
85 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2019 February 2019
Release date December 2019 March 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $395
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G
SAR (head) 0.596 W/kg 0.27 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.45 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy A51. It has a better camera and software.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
1148 (45.9%)
1351 (54.1%)
Total votes: 2499

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