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Samsung Galaxy A50: smartphone review
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Specifications
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Photo Features Overview
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Samsung Galaxy A50. conclusions
- 25-megapixel main camera with an ultra-wide-angle lens 26 mm (equiv.), Aperture F1.7, phase detection autofocus and LED flash;
- 8-megapixel camera with an ultra-wide-angle lens 12 mm (equiv.) And aperture F2.2 with a fixed focus;
- 5-megapixel auxiliary camera with an aperture of F2.2 (responsible for determining the depth of the scene and is used in the "Portrait" and "Live Focus" modes).
| Technical specifications Samsung Galaxy A50 | |
| Screen | 6.4 inches, Super AMOLED, 1080 × 2340 pixels, 19.5: 9 |
| CPU | octa-core Exynos 9610 (10 nm), 2.3 GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Built-in memory | 64 GB (49 user available) |
| Memory card | microSD slot, separate |
| SIM | dual SIM support |
| Main camera | 25 megapixels, F1.7, 26 mm (equiv.), PDAF, LED flash + 8 megapixels, F2.2, 12 mm (equiv.) + 5 megapixels, F2.2, determines the depth of the scene |
| Front-camera | 25 MP, F2, |
| The fingerprint scanner | there is, under the screen |
| Communications | Support for 4G LTE networks, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (dual band), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type-C |
| Geolocation | GPS, GLONASS |
| Audio jack | yes, 3.5 mm |
| Battery | 4000 mAh non-removable, fast charge supported |
Samsung Galaxy A50 photo review
By tradition, we begin testing a new smartphone in the most ordinary scenario - in good lighting conditions. Usually shooting during the day is not a problem for smartphones. But in the case of the Samsung Galaxy A50, not enough high detail was observed with one hundred percent crop. The overall not very high image quality is especially noticeable if you bring signs and street names closer. We are used to the opposite for Samsung devices: when a strong oversharp appears on the images during post-processing. Here, for some reason, everything is the other way around. But this is the only complaint. The color rendition is correct, the dynamic range is quite wide.SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/2237 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F2.2, 1/1021 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
The interface in the Samsung camera is very simple, and in the settings it is impossible to select the resolution of the picture: it is set only from above when setting the aspect ratio of 3: 4H (25 MP), 3: 4 (12 MP), 9:16 (about 8 MP), 1: 1 (about 9 megapixels), Full (full-screen shooting with an aspect ratio of 9: 19.5 (about 8 megapixels)).
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/1328 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F2.2, 1/808 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/3509 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/249 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/1524 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/2500 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/294 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installation: 13.0 mm equiv.
At first we thought that we were photographing the panorama opposite the Grand Opera in Paris. But it turned out that this is a frame with an aspect ratio of 19.5: 9. Moreover, both images (both on a conventional and an ultra-wide-angle camera) convincingly mimicked under the panorama.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/1524 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F2.2, 1/702 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
The rooms received the correct color rendition, the exact work of the focus, but again lacked the clarity and detail on both cameras.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 40, F1.7, 1/132 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 64, F2.2, 1/50 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 320, F2.2, 1/25 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 400, F2.2, 1/25 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 100, F1.7, 1/50 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 64, F1.7, 1/50 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 80, F2.2, 1/50 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 50, F1.7, 1/50 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 200, F2.2, 1/25 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 50, F1.7, 1/50 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 200, F1.7, 1/50 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 320, F2.2, 1/25 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 200, F2.2, 1/25 s, 13.0 mm equiv.
SM-A505FM Installations: ISO 160, F1.7, 1/50 s, 26.0 mm equiv.
Samsung Galaxy A50. conclusions
Samsung Galaxy A50 is an interesting gadget; inside the Galaxy A series, it occupies a virtually central position, being a genuine representative of the middle class in 2019, when the criteria for evaluating smartphones were a triple camera, a scanner under the display, USB Type-C and a large battery. Yes, much of the above is debatable, but why not implement these ideas. We would add an AMOLED display to this list, but it is not possible to find middle-class devices and even cheaper smartphones from Samsung. So, in the Galaxy A series, displays with Super AMOLED-matrix are on all smartphones, except the most affordable A10. Samsung Galaxy A50 looks nice. It is a pity that the body, as well as the chassis, are made of plastic. Note the overflow of the rear panel, which looks like a flagship S-series. Among the unconditional advantages of the device are a large number of internal memory (64 or 128 GB to choose from), a separate microSD slot, a high-quality Super AMOLED display and a fingerprint scanner under the screen. Of course, there were compromises: here the plastic case mentioned earlier, and the processor are less powerful than in the flagships, and the lack of dust and moisture protection. But let's be honest: the Galaxy A50 has not lost its vital chips. Unfortunately, there are questions to the camera. It is clear that one of the compromises is the lack of a zoom lens. But this is done to reduce the cost. There are completely different questions to the operation of the main camera: we don’t understand where the Samsung-branded re-sharping went, why the algorithms began to make the picture softer (because of this, detail and clarity suffer). Also, the main camera lacks optical image stabilization (this does not interfere with fairly high-quality images in low light conditions). But we noted the quality work in the "Portrait" and "Live Focus" modes. The super wide angle camera works well. In the pictures, the “barrel", characteristic of the focal length of 12 mm, is completely invisible. But the resolution is severely lacking in resolution, which is why quite a few details are lost, especially when shooting in low light conditions. The camera interface is not very logical and understandable, as a result of which many test frames were shot with a strange aspect ratio. And when the 4: 3 ratio was chosen, we did not shoot with the maximum resolution, because we did not pay attention to how it was chosen. The over-wide pumped up at night, but the rest of the camera performed well in different conditions. The front camera of stars from the sky is not enough, but it does its job well, albeit without a twist.Pros:
- high-quality Super AMOLED display;
- universal triple camera;
- good power;
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- high-quality assembly;
- a large number of internal memory and the ability to expand memory using microSD (separate slot);
- fingerprint scanner under the screen;
- convenient user interface.
Minuses:
- no optical image stabilization;
- in some places illogical camera interface;
- weak work of an ultra-wide-angle camera in the dark;
- a general lack of detail and clarity in the pictures, weak operation of the algorithms;
- plastic case.
