Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat12, 603 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, plastic body

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

158.5 mm

147.7 mm
Width

74.7 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

186 g

163 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes, IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Coral, White

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

-
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

25 MP, f/1.7

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm
8 MP, f/2.2
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

6024 x 4024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

81

-
DxOMark zoom

27

-
DxOMark video

67

-
DxOMark camera score

76

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes (market dependent)

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity