Overview Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50 - Affordable Smartphone Samsung A-series flagship manners

Table of contents

• Specifications
• Equipment
• Design
• Screen
• Sound
• Camera
• Performance
• Software
• unlocking
• autonomy
• Differences between A30 and A50
• results

Specifications

Equipment

In the box we found the A30 headset, a USB cable connectors and USB Type-C, a paper clip to eject the SIM card, power supply, and documentation.

At A50 the contents are similar, except for the headphones - they were not. This lack of sample that we gave to test the company Samsung: judging by the unpacking of the Internet in complete smartphone from stores they are still there.

Design

A30 and A50 are available in black, white and blue colors. Also, each model has in its modification: A30 is sold in red, and the A50 - a coral color.

We got the model white. They are very similar from a distance and equally dirty greasy fingers, but near a little different cast nacre.

Design rear panels minimalistic: here are the camera module and the brand name, while the A30 is also a fingerprint sensor.

The screen looks and feels like frameless. There is a little thickened brow below and teardrop-shaped cut-out, but the use of your smartphone, they did not interfere.

Buttons and connectors on the housing models are identical and identically located: Right - the power button and coupled volume button and the bottom - in speaker and connectors USB Type-C and mini-jack, the left - the slot SIM cards. Non-hybrid slots, they placed two nanoSIM and microSD-cards up to 512 GB capacity.

A30 and A50 - twins, the appearance of which is pointless to describe separately. Even they have the same dimensions: A30 and A50 - big and hefty size of Soup S10 +That will please owners PHABLET.

Both models look stylish and expensive materials and the quality of A-series flagship performance really.

Class of dust and moisture protection is not declared.

Screen

Here Samsung keeps the bar: displays models of the A series in 2018 correspond to the level S series models in 2019. This is arguably the best on the market SuperAMOLED-screens, but without recent innovations, such as support HDR10 + dynamic display of colors, as in the S10 +. Recall, this video format and really look great, but they are, unfortunately, still too small to have their support really has become an important function.

The display A30 and A50 adequate supply of brightness for use in the sun, bright colors, correct calibration and lot of options. Supports Always on Display mode where time, date and battery status can be seen on the screen is locked.

Sound

The sound is heard from both models from a single speaker located on the bottom. Low and mid-range frequencies are losing much higher. Stock volume of the speakers is enough for a distinct call, but to listen to music or watch a movie on the A30 and A50 uncomfortable. Headphones included mediocre.

Well, okay, in the end, this is not the flagship, and smartphones in 16 and 20 thousand rubles - there have to be compromises.

Camera

Set of lenses mainly module A30: 16-megapixel main camera with aperture f / 1,7 and 5 megapixel ultrashirokougolnaya with aperture f / 2,2. The module A50: 25-megapixel main camera with aperture f / 1,7, 8 Megapixel ultrashirokougolnaya with aperture f / 2,2 and 5 megapixel sensor responsible for recognition of depth.

Despite the different lenses, as usual A30 and A50 make pictures about the same quality. In good light everything is fine, when his lack of - is much worse. Swim noise, loss of detail, and light sources bring down exposure settings so that they can not be distinguished either or darker areas of the frame. When switching from the main lens to ultrashirokougolny situation is exacerbated - dark scenery it is better not to shoot.

Here are pictures taken on cell A30:

And removes A50 camera:

For portraits A50 meets the optional lens, which is not present in the A30 Module. Therefore, the shooting mode "Live Focus" for models passes differently: A30 algorithms are less likely to cling to the object in focus and do not always recognize the face with glasses and a beard.

And working frontalka smartphones. Left - result obtained on selfie camera A30, the right - A50 on the camera. In good light images obtained with each of the different devices.

Switching rearmost lens is performed with a special tumbler with trees. The rest of the staff camera app works just like on any Samsung in recent years. It's a little overloaded features done, some of which you are not particularly useful, but in general use it conveniently. There is a manual mode with an ISO setting, white balance and exposure shift.

Verdict: The image quality of cameras A30 and A50 corresponds to the price of devices. Taking great pictures can be any day of the smartphones and on the A50 still obtained good portraits. More can be expected.

Performance

A30 A50 loses almost at the stage of initial setting: all operations on older models account for slightly less time. The fact that smartphones have different processors: Exynos 9610 with a frequency of up to 2.3 GHz Exynos 7904 against A50 at up to 1.8 GHz A30. There could play a role and configuration: 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB ROM A50 to 3 GB of RAM and 32GB ROM A30. Samsung also sells a version of the A50 with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of ROM.

However, even top-end A50 modification is inferior to the flagship. Both models feel the power limit: occasionally lags a little shell, and not all games run at maximum graphics settings. However, to use as the A30, and A50 may be in comfort: with the usual daily tasks they handle.

Here are the numbers:

Software

Smartphones running One UI on Android 9.0. For more on this shell, we are told in review S10 +. The company is improving its traditionally built on top of Android, and One UI retains many features of the Samsung Experience predecessor.

There is the same as the Quick Access Toolbar, caused by swipe from the top, and Samsung pre-installed Google services, and night mode.

Something in the A30 and A50 is not found, for example those of the Galaxy and Bixby scenarios - customizable workflows when working with your smartphone.

unlocking

One of the main differences between the models - the fingerprint sensor. At the A30 it is located on the rear panel, at A50 - in the display. Sensors operate equally quickly, and after a few days you will surely get used to any of them.

Also, both models have unlocked in the face, but the manufacturer does not vouch for its safety. For reading faces is responsible only front-facing camera, which even photographic portraits of the owner can be fooled.

autonomy

In both models the batteries are installed capacity of 4,000 mAh. This is enough for one and a half, two or even three days, depending on the usage scenario. It is stated that smartphones can operate autonomously to 18 hours of video viewing and to 14 when operating in LTE.

Supported fast charge, the adaptive power supply 9 V and 1.67 A / 5 V and 2 A complete.

Differences between A30 and A50

Quite a bit of difference.

• Colors. In addition to black, white and blue A30 versions sold in red, and the A50 - a coral.
• Camera. In their three-A50, in A30 - two. Resolution and lens aperture is also different. When shooting in native mode minor differences, but on the A50 easy to capture beautiful portraits.
• Processors. The different versions of the smartphone installed Exynos.
• RAM. 3 GB A30 to 4 or 6 GB A50. Together with the preceding paragraph makes it faster and more powerful A50 in similar operations.
• Built-in memory. In A30 - 32 GB, at A50 have versions with 64 or 128 GB.
• Location of the fingerprint sensor. In A30 - on the back. In A50 - on the screen.
• Price. A30 costs 15 990 rubles, A50 - 19 990 rubles for the version with 64 GB of memory and 24 990 - for the version with 128 GB of memory.

results

It seems, Samsung has decided to take the amount of this year. A30 and A50 - are just two of the smartphone lineup, which currently consists of seven devices A10 to A80. Positioning A-series is obvious: it is a strong middling without frames, that look like a flagship, but much less cost.

These smart phones may be accused of productivity, distant from the top-end, or, for example, in mediocre chamber which will not do with a lack of illumination. But at this point it is worth remembering about their price.

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The author expresses his gratitude to the company Samsung for providing the test device.

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