Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Oppo A53
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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 Oppo A53, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 and came out 18 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A50
- 50% higher pixel density (403 vs 269 PPI)
- 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (255K versus 174K)
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 20 grams less
Reasons to consider the Oppo A53
- Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
- The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer
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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 650 nits | 480 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.2% | 82.9% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - |
| RGB color space | 141.5% | - |
| PWM | 119 Hz | - |
| Response time | 7 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 166 g (5.86 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 1800 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 240 Silver
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 240 Gold |
| Lithography process | 10 nanometers | 11 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G72 MP3 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 54 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 600 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.8 GFLOPS | ~153.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 79992 | 53054 |
| GPU | 48621 | 24280 |
| Memory | 55667 | 53172 |
| UX | 70711 | 42935 |
| Total score | 255002 | 174611 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 44.5 °C | - |
| Stability | 97% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 746 | 240 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4620 | 5283 |
| Video editing | 4662 | 3692 |
| Photo editing | 8662 | 11417 |
| Data manipulation | 5431 | 4855 |
| Writing score | 6553 | 6294 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | One UI 3.1 | ColorOS 7.2 |
| OS size | 22 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | 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 (50% in 50 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | 1:55 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:31 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:19 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:09 hr | - |
| Standby | 84 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 25 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5288 x 3968 | 4368 x 2912 |
| 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) | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 3 (25 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 25 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.9 micron - Sensor: 1/2.78", Sony IMX576 (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Omnivision OV13B (PureCel) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
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| Macro lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Depth lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A50 from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 25 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6024 x 4024 | 3872 x 2592 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.9 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/3.06" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE, HID, 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | No |
| 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 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | February 2019 | August 2020 |
| Release date | March 2019 | August 2020 |
| 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 |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Oppo A53 . But if the display, camera, performance, gaming, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A50 .
