Choosing between the Yealink MeetingBar A50 and the Yealink MVC S50? Here's how they differ on room size, platforms, camera, audio and price, and which one fits your room.
Short answer: pick the MeetingBar A50 if you want the one that costs $1,811 less and also supports Zoom. Pick the MVC S50 if you want a Teams Rooms on Windows kit with MeetingBar A50.
Both are devices for medium to large rooms; the difference is camera and audio.
Side by side
| MeetingBar A50 | MVC S50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3,418 | $5,229 |
| Platforms | Teams, Zoom and BYOD/USB | Teams |
| Mode | Appliance + USB | Appliance |
| Camera | 3 x 50MP (1 wide + 2 tele), 4K30 / 1080p60, 8x digital zoom | — |
| Field of view | Wide: DFOV 110°, HFOV 98°; Tele: HFOV 41.6° | — |
| Microphones | Built-in 16 MEMS microphone array; supports 3 expansion mics | — |
| Pickup range | 10 m | 10 m; supports 3 expansion mics |
| Speakers | 4 x 5 W (4 x 10 W max), 80-20 kHz | — |
| Dimensions | 910 x 102 x 88 mm | — |
| Weight | 8.5 kg (N.W/CTN) | — |
| Warranty | 2-year limited hardware warranty | — |
| Operating system | Android 13, MDEP-based | — |
| AI framing | IntelliFocus (4 portraits), Auto Framing, Speaker Tracking, People Counting, PiP, Smart Gallery (Zoom) | — |
| Mounting | Wall mount (VB-WallMount-02) and table mount (VB-TabletopMount-02) included; TV mount optional | — |
| Compute | — | MCore 4: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, 16 GB DDR5, 256 GB SSD, Windows 11 IoT |
| Touch console | — | MTouch Plus 11.6-inch 1920 x 1080 IPS touch console |
| Camera / audio | — | MeetingBar A50: 3 x 50MP, 16 MEMS mics, 4 x 5 W speakers |
| Connections | Wireless: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0; Ports: USB-A 3.0, USB-B 3.0, USB-C 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, 2x VCH (RJ-45), 2x HDMI out, 3.5 mm line-in/out | Video outputs: 3x HDMI out (CEC, EDID); Wireless: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 (MCore 4) |
Specs are Yealink's published figures. Prices can change.
The key differences
- Camera: the MeetingBar A50 has 3 x 50MP (1 wide + 2 tele), 4K30 / 1080p60, 8x digital zoom; the MVC S50 doesn't list a camera spec.
- Microphones: the MeetingBar A50 has built-in 16 MEMS microphone array; supports 3 expansion mics; the MVC S50 doesn't list microphones.
- Platforms: the MeetingBar A50 lists Teams, Zoom and BYOD/USB; the MVC S50 lists Teams.
Which should you buy?
- Choose the MeetingBar A50 if you want the one that costs $1,811 less, also supports Zoom and plugs into any laptop by USB. Best for medium and large rooms, with Teams, Zoom and BYOD/USB. See the MeetingBar A50
- Choose the MVC S50 if you want a Teams Rooms on Windows kit with MeetingBar A50. Best for medium and large rooms, with Teams. See the MVC S50
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Still deciding? Read the MeetingBar A50 guide and the MVC S50 guide, see MeetingBar A50 alternatives and MVC S50 alternatives, compare them interactively, or send us your room details for a recommendation.
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