The Samsung Galaxy A50 is an Android

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manufactured by

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as part of its fifth-generation

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lineup. It came with Android 9 Pie, 64 or 128 GB of internal storage, and a 4000 mAh battery. It was launched internationally on February 25, 2019 and in the United States on July 13, 2019.

Specifications

Hardware

The A50 has a 6.4"

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(2340 x 1080) 60 Hz Super AMOLED Infinity-U display, with an 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by an Octa-core, 2300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm CPU and a Mali-G72 MP3

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. The phone itself measures 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7mm. It comes with a 4000 mAh battery. The A50 is sold in 4GB/6GB

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and 64GB/128GB internal storage configurations, both of which can be expanded via a

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up to 512GB. The A50 has an optical (under-screen) fingerprint sensor and facial recognition features used for biometrics.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy A50 comes with a triple rear camera array consisting of a 25MP wide camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, and a 5MP depth sensor camera. It also comes with a 25MP front-facing camera. A50 Feature and Specs Camera Rear Camera The Main camera of Samsung galaxy A50 is triple as 25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF and 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm & 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) which is able to take deep and clear photos from many angles. If hardware support them it should record 1080p@30fps. 25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) While the hardware is capable of taking 4K video, it is not accessible by normal means (or by using the included camera app). It can be accessed using third party apps.

Software

The Samsung Galaxy A50 ships with

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1.1, based on Android 9.0 (Pie). A stable update to

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and

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was released at the beginning of April 2020. Features include Bixby,

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and

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. An update to

2.5 was released in December 2020. An update to

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with

3.1 was released in March 2021, the final OS update for the Galaxy A50. It is currently eligible for monthly security updates however it may soon be relegated to quarterly updates Samsung Stated that the phone will not be getting

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12 and any further OS Updates.

Reception

The A50 received mostly positive reviews. ''

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'' gave it 4/5 stars, praising the display, design and battery life while criticizing the in-screen fingerprint sensor and the camera processing. ''

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'' also gave it 4/5 stars, calling it "a budget phone with a big and colorful screen, solid performance and a sleek design" albeit with an "underwhelming battery life". ''

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'' gave it an 8.4/10, describing it as "one of the best budget phones", and ''

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'' called it "the budget Samsung phone of your dreams". The A50 was Samsung's best-selling smartphone in 2019, the best-selling smartphone in Europe in 2019, and the third best-selling phone in the world for the third quarter of 2019.

References

External links

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