Mid-range · 2019

Samsung Galaxy A50

Name: Samsung Galaxy A50
Brand: Samsung
Price: 110000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦110,000 to ₦159,000 · 15 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.4″ AMOLED · 60Hz

9610 4 / 64 GB

4000 mAh 15W charging

25 MP 2 rear · 25 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A50 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.4"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

551 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Exynos 9610 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Mali-G72 MP3

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Exynos 9610 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

262,500

v10

GeekBench

5,396

Graphics test

GFXBench 8 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Mali-G72 MP3

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4 RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Cortex A73 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.74 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.0

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

25 MP f/1.7 main · 25 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

25 MP f/1.7

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

25 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX576 Exmor RS, 1/2.78", 0.9µm

Entry-level sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

4000 mAh · 15 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

98:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

166 g · 7.7 mm

Height

158.5 mm

Width

74.7 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

Weight

166 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Camera

76 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

263k vs 816k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 25 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

₦200k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.4″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

263k vs 390k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 25 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 166 g vs 150 g

₦25k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

15 sellers·New from ₦155,000 to ₦159,000·Used from ₦110,000

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Jiji Used

₦110,000

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₦115,000

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₦115,000

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9.0 yrs · 44 feedback · 64GB

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₦120,000

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6.4 yrs · 16 feedback · 128GB

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₦120,000

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2.7 yrs · 16 feedback · 128GB

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₦125,000

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9.3 yrs · 87 feedback · 64GB

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₦130,000

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7.7 yrs · 50 feedback · 128GB

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₦155,000

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5.8 yrs · 389 feedback · 128GB

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₦159,000

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9.3 yrs · 59 feedback · 128GB

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