Compare Huawei Nova 6 Vs Samsung Galaxy A50s


Samsung Galaxy A50s keeps Exynos 7 Octa 9611 SoC, 4/6 GB RAM, 64/128 GB storage, 6.4" Super AMOLED display, 4000 mAh battery, 48/8/5 MP triple rear camera, 32 MP front camera, and 323 $ price on launch.

While Huawei Nova 6 packs with KIRIN 990 SoC, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, 6.57" IPS display, 4100 mAh battery, 40/8/8 MP triple rear camera, 32 MP front camera, and 539 $ price on launch.


Here’s an in-depth comparison between Samsung Galaxy A50s and Huawei Nova 6.

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  1. Operating System  Comparison
  2. System  on  Chip (SOC)  Comparison
  3. RAM Comparison
  4. Storage  Comparison
  5. Display Comparison
  6. Launch Date Comparison
  7. Price  Comparison
  8. Sensors  Comparison
  9. Rear Camera Comparison
  10. Front Camera Comparison
  11. Tracking /  Positioning  Comparison
  12. Wi-Fi  Comparison
  13. Bluetooth  Comparison
  14. USB Comparison
  15. Connectivity  Comparison
  16. Audio File Formats /  Codecs Comparison
  17. Video File Formats /  Codecs Comparison
  18. Battery  Comparison
  19. Design  Comparison
  20. SIM Card  Comparison
  21. Networks  Comparison
  22. Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth Comparison



Huawei Nova 6

Samsung Galaxy A50s

Brand and Model 

Brand and Model   

Brand 

Brand 

  Huawei
Samsung

Model 

Model 

  Nova 6
Galaxy A50s

Model Alias

Model Alias

 Nova6
SM-A507FD
WLZ-AL00
A507FD

Nova 6 Operating System (OS) 

Galaxy A50s Operating System

Android 10
Android 9.0 Pie

User Interface (UI)

User Interface (UI)

EMUI 10.0.1
 One UI 1.1

Nova 6 System on  Chip (SOC)

Galaxy A50s System on  Chip (SOC)    

SOC 

SOC 

Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 990
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610

Process Technology 

Process Technology 

 7 nm 
 10 nm 

CPU

CPU

2x 2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
4x 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A73
2x 2.09 GHz ARM Cortex-A76
4x 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
4x 1.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A55

CPU Bits 

CPU Bits 

 64 bits 
 64 bits 

Instruction Set  

Instruction Set  

 ARMv8-A
 ARMv8-A

CPU Frequency 

CPU Frequency 

 2860 MHz  
 2300 MHz  

CPU Cores 

CPU Cores 

  8
 8

GPU

GPU

ARM Mali-G76 MP16
ARM Mali-G72 MP3

GPU Cores

GPU Cores

 16
3

GPU Frequency

GPU Frequency 

 600 MHz

Nova 6 RAM Capacity 

Galaxy A50s RAM Capacity 


4 GB
  8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type  

RAM Type  

 LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

RAM Channels  

RAM Channels  

 Double channel
Double channel

RAM Frequency  

RAM Frequency  

 2133 MHz

Other Features 

Other Features 

GPU Turbo

 Kirin Gaming+ 2.0

Nova 6 Storage 

Galaxy A50s Storage    

  64 GB 
 128 GB 
   128 GB 

Nova 6 Memory Cards 

Galaxy A50s Memory Cards

 No Card
microSD

microSDHC

microSDXC

Nova 6 Display 

Galaxy A50s Display    

Type / Technology 

Type / Technology 

IPS
Super AMOLED

Diagonal Size 

Diagonal Size 

  6.57 in 
 6.4 in 
  166.88 mm 
 162.56 mm 
  16.69 cm 
 16.26 cm 

Width 

Width 

  2.7 in 
  2.68 in 
  68.48 mm 
  68.12 mm 
  6.85 cm 
  6.81 cm 

Height 

Height 

  5.99 in 
  5.81 in 
  152.18 mm 
 147.6 mm 
  15.22 cm 
  14.76 cm 

Aspect Ratio 

Aspect Ratio 

 2.222:1
 2.167:1

Resolution 

Resolution 

1080 x 2400 pixels
 1080 x 2340  pixels 

Pixel Density 

Pixel Density 

  401 ppi 
  403 ppi 
  157 ppcm 
 158 ppcm 

Color Depth 

Color Depth 

  24 bits  
  24 bits  
  16777216 colors 
  16777216 colors 

Display Area 

Display Area 

  84.78 % 
  85.42 % 

Other Features 

Other Features 

 Capacitive 
 Capacitive 
 Multi-touch 
 Multi-touch 
 Scratch resistant
Scratch resistant
2.5D curved glass screen
Infinity-U Display
Aluminosilicate glass

96% NTSC

LTPS (Low Temperature Poly Silicon)

 Oleophobic coating

Nova 6 Sensors 

Galaxy A50s Sensors    

 Proximity
Proximity
 Light
Light
 Accelerometer
Accelerometer
 Compass
Compass
 Gyroscope
Gyroscope
 Fingerprint 
Fingerprint
 Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
 In-display fingerprint sensor

Nova 6 Rear Camera 

Galaxy A50s Rear Camera    

Sensor Model

Sensor Model

 Sony IMX600 Exmor RS
 Samsung S5KGM2

Sensor type 

Sensor type 

 CMOS BSI
ISOCELL

 ISO

 ISO 

 50-204800

Aperture

Aperture

 f/1.8
f/2

 Focal length

Focal length 

 5.58 mm

Flash Type

Flash Type

LED
LED
 Shutter Speed
 Shutter Speed
30-1/4000 

 Image Resolution 

 Image Resolution 

7296 x 5472 pixels 
 8000 x 6000 pixels 
 39.92 MP 
 48 MP 

Video resolution

Video resolution

 3840 x 2160 pixels
1920 x 1080 pixels
 8.29 MP
2.07 MP

Video FPS

Video FPS

 30 fps
30 fps

Features 

Features 

Autofocus 
Autofocus 
Continuous shooting 
Continuous shooting 
Digital zoom
Digital zoom
Digital image stabilization
 Digital image stabilization
 Optical zoom

 Optical image stabilization

Geotagging 
Geotagging 
Panorama 
Panorama 
HDR 
HDR 
Touch focus 
Touch focus 
Face detection
Face detection
White balance setting 
White balance setting 
ISO setting 
ISO setting 
Exposure compensation 
Exposure compensation 
 Self-timer
Self-timer 
 Scene mode
Scene mode 
Sensor size- 1.1.7”
 Sensor size-1/2.25”
 Pixel size- 1.0 um
 Pixel size- 1.6 um (4-in-1 pixel binning)
 RYYB sensor
 Sensor type- ISOCELL Plus
Phase detection
 Super Phase Detection

 6-element lens
Laser autofocus

Contrast autofocus

 1080p @ 960 fps

Secondary rear camera- 8 MP (super wide-angle)

Secondary rear camera - 8 MP (ultra-wide)

 Aperture size- f/2.4 (#2)
Aperture size - f/2.2 (#2)

Focal length (35 mm equivalent)- 13 mm (#2) 

 Angle of view- 123 degree (#2)

Third rear camera- 8 MP (telephoto)

Third rear camera - 5 MP

 Aperture size- f/2.4 (#3)
Aperture size - f/2.2 (#3)
OIS (#3)

 3x optical zoom (#3)

 5x hybrid zoom

Nova 6 Front Camera

Galaxy A50s Front Camera

Sensor Model
Sensor Model

 Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor Type
Sensor Type

CMOS BSI

ISOCELL

Aperture
Aperture
 f/2
f/2

Image Resolution 

Image Resolution 

 6528 x 4896 pixels 
6560 x 4928 pixels
  31.96 MP 
32.33 MP

Video Resolution

Video Resolution

 3840 x 2160 pixels
1920 x 1080 pixels
 8.29 MP
2.07  MP

Video FPS

Video FPS

 30 fps
30 fps

Features 

Features 

  Sensor size-1/2.8”
 Sensor size- ½.8”

 Pixel size- 0.8 um

 Sensor type- ISOCELL

 Face unlock
 Focal length (35 mm equivalent)- 26 mm

Phase detections 

 Secondary front camera- 8 MP (ultra-wide-angle)

 

 Aperture- f/2.2 (#2)

 Field of view- 105 degree (#2)

Nova 6 Audio 

Galaxy A50s Audio

Loudspeaker 
Loudspeaker 
Earpiece
Earpiece
 Huawei Histen

Nova 6 Radio 

Galaxy A50s Radio    

  No
Yes

Nova 6 Tracking /  Positioning 

Galaxy A50s Tracking /  Positioning

GPS (L1+L5)
GPS
 A-GPS 
A-GPS
GLONASS (L1+L5)
GLONASS
BeiDou (B1)
BeiDou
Galileo (E1 + E5a)
Galileo 
 QZSS (L1 + L5)

Nova 6 Wi-Fi 

Galaxy A50s Wi-Fi    

 802.11a (IEEE 802.11a 1999)
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999)
 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)  
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-1999)
 802.11n (IEEE 802.1n-2009)  
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2003) 
 802.11n 5GHz
802.11n 5GHz
 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
 Dual band
Dual band
 Wi-Fi Hotspot 
 Wi-Fi Hotspot 
 Wi-Fi-Direct
Wi-Fi Direct
 Wi-Fi Display
 Wi-Fi Display
2x2 MiMO

VHT160

Nova 6 Bluetooth 

Galaxy A50s Bluetooth  

Version 

Version 

 5.1
 5.0

Features 

Features 

A2DP 
A2DP 
EDR
AVRCP

DIP

HFP

HID

HSP
LE
MAP

OPP

PAN

PBAP/PAB

HOGP

Nova 6 USB 

Galaxy A50s USB

Connector Type  

Connector Type  

 USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Version 

Version 

  2.0
 2.0

Features 

Features 

Charging 
Charging 
Mass Storage 
Mass Storage 
On-The-Go
On-The-Go

Nova 6 Headphone Jack 

Galaxy A50s Headphone Jack

 No
Yes

Nova 6 Connectivity 

Galaxy A50s Connectivity

 Computer sync 
 Computer sync 
 OTA sync 
 OTA sync 
 Tethering
Tethering
 VoLTE
 VoLTE
 NFC
 NFC
 ViLTE
ANT+

 NFC- market dependent

Nova 6 Browser 

Galaxy A50s Browser    

HTML 
HTML 
HTML5 
HTML5 
CSS 3 
CSS 3 

Nova 6 Audio File Formats /  Codecs

   Galaxy A50s Audio File Formats /  Codecs    

AAC 
AAC 
AAC+ / aacPlus / HE-AAC v1

AC3 / AC-3

AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR 
AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR 
AMR-WB
AMR-WB
aptX / apt-X

aptX HD / apt-X HD / aptX Lossless

eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2
eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2
FLAC 
FLAC 
M4A
M4A
MIDI 
MIDI 
MP3 

OGG 
OGG 
WMA 
WMA 
WAV 
WAV 
 LDAC

Nova 6 Video File Formats /  Codecs

Galaxy A50s Video File Formats /  Codecs    

3GPP 
3GPP 

3GPP2
AVI 
AVI 
DivX
DivX
Flash Video
Flash Video
H.263
H.263
H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video
H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video
H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 / HEVC
H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 / HEVC
MKV
 MKV
QuickTime

MP4
MP4

VC-1
VP8
VP8
VP9
VP9
WebM
WebM
WMV
WMV

WMV7

WMV8
 Xvid
Xvid

Nova 6 Battery 

Galaxy A50s Battery    

Capacity

Capacity

 4200 mAh
4000 mAh

Type 

Type 

 Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Features 

Features 

 Non-removable 
Non-removable 
Fast charging
Fast charging

 Charger Output Power

Charger Output Power

 5 V / 2 A
 5 V / 2 A
 9 V / 2 A
 9 V / 1.67 A
 10 V / 4 A

 4.5 V / 5 A

 Quick Charge Technology

Quick Charge Technology

Honor Super Charge

Nova 6 Launch 

Launch   

Announced 

Announced 

 2018, 5th Dec.
 2019, August

Status 

Status 

Release Dec. 2019
Release Sept. 2019

Nova 6 Price 

Galaxy A50s Price   


4 GB + 64 GB = 323 $
 8 GB + 128 GB = 454 $
6 GB + 128 GB = 351 $

Nova 6 Design 

Galaxy A50s Design    

Colors 

Colors 

Black
Prism Crush Black
Blue
Prism Crush White
Red
Prism Crush Violet
Purple
Prism Crush Green

Width 

Width 

  75.8 mm 
 74.5 mm 
  7.58 cm 
  7.45 cm 
  0.25 ft 
 0.24 ft 
  2.98 in 
  2.93 in 

Height 

Height 

 162.7 mm 
158.5 mm 
 16.27 cm 
15.85 cm 
  0.53 ft 
 0.52 ft 
  6.41 in 
  6.24 in 

Thickness 

Thickness 

  8.98 mm 
 7.7 mm 
  0.9 cm 
  0.77 cm 
  0.03 ft 
 0.03 ft 
  0.35 in 
  0.3 in 

Weight 

Weight 

  212 g
 169 g
   0.47 lbs
 0.37 lbs
  7.48 oz
 5.96 oz

Volume 

Volume 

  110.75 cm3
 90.92 cm3
  6.73 in3
  5.52 in3

Body Materials

Body Materials

Metal
Plastic
 Glass

Nova 6 SIM Card 

Galaxy A50s SIM Card    

SIM Card Type  

SIM Card Type  

Nano-SIM (4FF-fourth form factor, since 2012, 12.30 x 8.80 x 0.67 mm) 
Nano-SIM (4FF-fourth form factor, since 2012, 12.30 x 8.80 x 0.67 mm) 

Number of SIM Cards 

Number of SIM Cards 

  2
  2

Features

Features

 Dual SIM stand-by
Dual SIM stand-by

Nova 6 Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth 

Galaxy A50s Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth   

 UMTS (384 kbit/s) 
 UMTS (384 kbit/s) 
 EDGE 
 EDGE 
 GPRS  
 GPRS  
 HSPA+ 
 HSPA+ 
LTE Cat 21
LTE Cat 12 (102.0 Mbit/s, 603.0 Mbit/s)
TD-SCDMA

TD-HSDPA

Nova 6 Networks    

Galaxy A50s Networks    

GSM

GSM

GSM 850 MHz (B5)
GSM 850 MHz (B5)
GSM 900 MHz (B8)
GSM 900 MHz (B8)
GSM 1800 MHz (B3)
GSM 1800 MHz (B3)
GSM 1900 MHz (B2)
GSM 1900 MHz (B2)

 CDMA

 

 CDMA 800 MHz (BC0)

W-CDMA

UMTS

W-CDMA 850 MHz (B5) 
UMTS 850 MHz (B5)
W-CDMA 850 MHz (B6)

W-CDMA 900 MHz (B8)
UMTS 900 MHz (B8)
W-CDMA 900 MHz (19)

W-CDMA 1700 MHz (B4)  

W-CDMA 1900 MHz (B2) 
UMTS 1900 MHz (B2)

W-CDMA 2100 MHz (B1) 

UMTS 2100 MHz (B1)

LTE

LTE

LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B12)

LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B17)

LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5)
LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5)
LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B18)

LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B19)

LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B26)

LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8)
LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8)
LTE-FDD 1700 MHz (B4)

LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3)
LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3) 
LTE-FDD 1900 MHz (B2)

 LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1)
LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1) 
LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7)
  LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7)
 LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39)

   LTE-TDD 2000 MHz (B34)

 LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40)

 LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41)

 LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38)

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