Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (with Exynos 1480) that was released on March 11, 2024, against the Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate and came out 1 year 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 A55 5G
- Shows 43% longer battery life (26:41 vs 18:43 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- 74% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1775K versus 1021K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | - |
| PPI | 390 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | - |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8% | 90.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) | 163.36 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) | 74.53 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Blue, Purple, Yellow | Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1480 | MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Graphics | Xclipse 530 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4101 | - |
| Single-core score | 1137 | 1216 |
| Multi-core score | 3437 | 3896 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 348485 | 507744 |
| GPU | 226076 | 490070 |
| Memory | 182794 | 324889 |
| UX | 264381 | 452942 |
| Total score | 1021736 | 1775645 |
| Samples | [29 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | 459 | 1188 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 19 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 18 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4757 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 982 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11788 | - |
| Video editing | 7255 | - |
| Photo editing | 23283 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10941 | - |
| Writing score | 17673 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-17 (Артем) | AnTuTu 11 | 1080442 |
| 📘 2026-08-23 (No) | AnTuTu 11 | 965699 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Brice) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1115 / 3126 |
| 📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1057022 |
| 📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1021736 |
Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-27 (Kiffy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1523757 |
| 📘 2026-05-25 (DINO) | AnTuTu 11 | 1775645 |
| 📘 2026-02-17 (Gilomes) | AnTuTu 11 | 1833335 |
| 📘 2026-02-17 (Gilomes) | AnTuTu 11 | 1768191 |
| 📘 2026-01-17 (Misael) | AnTuTu 11 | 1809456 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | XOS 15 |
| OS size | 20.1 GB | - |
| OS updates | 4 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (86% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 0:37 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:24 hr | 09:06 hr |
| Watching video | 17:52 hr | 12:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 05:09 hr |
| Standby | 125 hr | 69 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#115th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX896 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | GalaxyCore GC32E1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC5035 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 45 | - |
| Preview | 54 | - |
| Zoom | 75 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | GalaxyCore GC08A8 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2024 | March 2025 |
| Release date | March 2024 | April 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $439 | $390 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.68 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.04 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A55 5G:
- The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
- SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Infinix Note 50 Pro Plus 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 68