Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

Samsung Galaxy A50Samsung Galaxy A50Exynos 9610Change
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5GSamsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5GSnapdragon 888Exynos 21002 chip versionsChange

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the Galaxy A50 uses the Exynos 9610 (10 nm), the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G the Snapdragon 888 (5 nm Samsung). The Galaxy A50's fastest core runs at 2.31 GHz, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G's at 2.84 GHz.
  2. Screen: 6.4 inches on the Galaxy A50, 6.8 inches on the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G. Up to 60 Hz on the Galaxy A50, 120 Hz on the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G.
  3. Battery: 3,900 mAh on the Galaxy A50, 4,855 mAh on the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G.
  4. Main camera: 24.8 MP on the Galaxy A50, 12 MP on the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G.

The same on both: NFC and Widevine L1.

Chipset

Chipset
Exynos 9610Snapdragon 888
Process
10 nm5 nm Samsung
CPU
4× 2.31 GHz Cortex-A73
4× 1.74 GHz Cortex-A531× 2.84 GHz Cortex-X1
3× 2.42 GHz Cortex-A78
4× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.31 GHz2.84 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G72Adreno 660

Memory

Versions seen
4GB | 64GB10GB | 128GB
16GB | 512GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR5

Display

Size
6.4 in6.8 in
Resolution
1080 × 23401440 × 3200
Pixel density
404 ppi515 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz120 Hzalso 48, 60, 96
HDR
—HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

Battery

Capacity
3,900 mAh4,855 mAh

Cameras

Back camera 1
24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/1.7 · 3.93 mm · OIS12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/1.8 · 6.7 mm · OIS
Back camera 2
—12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/2.2 · 2.2 mm
Front camera 1
24.8 MP5760 × 4312 · f/2 · 3.75 mm10 MP3648 × 2736 · f/2.2 · 3.8 mm
Front camera 2
16.5 MP4688 × 3516 · f/2 · 3.75 mm7.1 MP3216 × 2208 · f/2.2 · 3.8 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoYes
Bluetooth LE Audio
—No
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoYes
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 11Android 13–15
UI
—One UI 7.0
Released with
Android 9Android 11
Widevine DRM
L1L1

Sensors

Sensors
34 sensors43 sensors
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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy