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Honor 50 Samsung Galaxy S20 5G
Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2021 Mar, 2020
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 11 Android 10
UI
Magic UI 4.2 (Google Play Services) One UI 2
Dimensions
160 x 73.8 x 7.7 mm (6.30 x 2.91 x 0.30 in) 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 in)
Weight
175 g 163 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Color Options
Frost Crystal, Amber Red, Emerald Green, Midnight Black Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink, Cosmic White
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED, 1B colors Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.57 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~566 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass 6
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Features
120Hz refresh rate HDR10+ Always-on display 120Hz
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po, 4300 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 66W, 70% in 20 min Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA
Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA
Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Global
GPU
Adreno 642L Adreno 650 - USA
Mali-G77 MP11 - Global
Memory & Storage
Ram
8GB RAM 12GB RAM
Storage Memory
128/256GB Built-in 128GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD card (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Quad 108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120°, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, AF, Super Steady video
Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps gyro-EIS Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4320p@24fps, 2160p@ 0/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm,
Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
1, 5, 8, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300), 77(3700), 78(3500); SANSASub6
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, ANT+, Bixby natural language commands and dictation, Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Extra
NA FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 659 USD $1,001
Resale Value
High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
9 Point(s) 4 Point(s)
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