A PREVIEW TO PURCHASE : With the recent plunge of Tech-giant Samsung, into the affordable midrange segment with the launch of M20 , M30 ,A30 & A50 mobiles .The Tech-market is buzzing around with strength and weakness comparisons of each, especially putting up a duel with their arch-rivals Chinese brands which are offering exceptional hardware configurations at better prices. Samsung too has tried to offer its best to match up with the competition. M-series is reserved for online sale whereas the A-series will cater to retail market needs as well. MY VIEW - COMPARISON TO REDMI NOTE 7 PRO : I have been the proud owner of Samsung flagship phones all my life , so a little biasing can be expected but nevertheless , no one can deny the prowess of the redmi phones in this segment. I haven’t exactly used Redmi 7 pro but comparing on technical specs : Redmi pros over A50 : A50 pros over Redmi Note 7 pro : 1. Has faster & better power efficient processor 10 nm Exynos 9610 equivalent to SD 712 .Redmi note has SD 675 which is lower on computation speeds & power efficiency. NOW, ALL ABOUT THE MOBILE A50 : If you are planning to buy any of these recently launched M20,M30 or A30 or A50 , I would suggest extend your budget a little 4k bucks more and go for A50 instead as it offers better processor ,better camera & a better upgraded OS. Here is in detail about this phone : # In the box: Comes phone manuals, warranty card, ejection pin, Charger, USB type-C cable , earphones and a transparent silicone back cover . # Segment , Cost & warranty : Midrange segment, 19900 ( 4GB / 64 GB ), 1 year # Colors Variant – White, black & blue. # Ram Variants: 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage & 6 GB with 128 GB RAM # Looks : Excellent & looks premium. # Build : Comes thin at 7.7 mm & 166 grams. Protected by asahi dragon tail glass on the front , rear is premium plastic. # Screen & bezels : Ultimate 6.4 inch Super amoled with 2340 x 1080 resolution.Bezels are too thin. # Android version & UI – Android 9.0 pie. # Sun legibility: Quite good . Auto brightness control and can go up to 700 nits in auto mode. # Processor: Octa core , Samsung Exynos 9610 equivalent to SD 712.Constructed on 10 nm design so more power efficient and is highly fast for day to day jobs. No lags encountered. # Speaker/ ringtone volume : Only one speaker below, Ringtone volume decent but could have been louder. # Call connectivity ,volume and clarity : Excellent reception, Call volume and clarity . # Security Locks : face unlock is pretty fast even in dark. In screen fingerprint sensor takes more than a blink and is improved with an update of 700 MB. Has become faster with greater number of recognitions but can be improved further. # Camera : Can’t say best but definitely among Top ones in this price range. 1. Has low aperture of f/1.7 which gives good low light shots, clarity not the best but decent enough. Overall at this price point an impressive Samsung camera and exceptional selfie camera # Battery – 4000 mAh Li-po battery with almost 1.5 days - 2 days backup with regular media usage. # Charger : USB type C , 15 watt / 9 V adaptive fast charge which is very fast though the included cable length is very short at just 2 feet approx. # Gaming : Did not do much but for normal temple run was quite fast enough. # Heating : Minor while gaming upto 39 deg with ambient temp. around 36 in summers. # SD cards slots – Two independent SIM slots with additional microsd card slot expandable up to 512 gb. Both support 4g VoLTE. # 3.5 mm jack – present # Earphone ; one included is fragile in construction with thin wires but audio output is good enough. # Multimedia & apps : Load times pretty fast . # Water resistance – No # No notifications light but with always on display can get a display. # Samsung pass: for password storage is good. # Haptic touch is good. & Every time the on screen has a different wallpaper which looks too good. # Updates: received for Fingerprint recognition improvement, 68 degree front camera view and many features in camera, stability etc. # Overall ease of operation: Being too big, its often an issue to hold and operate the topmost or the bottommost screen portions at same time yet not a deal breaker though. FINAL VERDICT : All in all, A50 almost has the best of all worlds at this price point & if you are even a little skeptic of the Chinese brands reliability and performance. Buy A50 with confidence. With the launch of mobiles in mid-range segment , Samsung has clearly expressed a welcome and much awaited interest to displace Chinese brand presence and A50 is just a starting. |