Samsung Galaxy A50

The Samsung Galaxy A50 is an Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics as part of its fifth-generation Galaxy A series lineup. It came with Android 9 (Pie), 128 GB of internal storage, and a 4000 mAh battery.[1] It was launched internationally on 25 February 2019 and on 13 July 2019 in the United States.[2]

Samsung Galaxy A50
BrandSamsung
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
SloganBuilt for the Era of Live
SeriesGalaxy A series
ModelSM-A505F/DS
SM-A505FN/DS (Global)
SM-A505GN/DS
SM-A505FM/DS
SM-A505YN
SM-A505G (Latin America)
SM-A505W (Canada)
Compatible networks2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
First releasedFebruary 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)
Availability by regionMarch 13, 2019 (2019-03-13) (International) June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13) (United States)
PredecessorSamsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy A50s
Samsung Galaxy A51
RelatedSamsung Galaxy A10
Samsung Galaxy A20
Samsung Galaxy A30
Samsung Galaxy A70
TypeSmartphone, Phablet
Dimensions158.5 mm (6.24 in) H
74.7 mm (2.94 in) W
7.7 mm (0.30 in) D
Mass166 g (5.9 oz)
Operating systemOriginal: Android 9.0 "Pie" with One UI 1.1
Current: Android 10 with One UI 2.0
System on chipExynos 9610
CPUOcta-core, 2300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm
GPUMali-G72 MP3
Memory4 GB
6 GB
Storage64 GB
128 GB
Removable storagemicroSD card up to 512 GB
Battery4000 mAh
Display163 mm (6.4 in)
Rear camera25 MP Wide Angle Camera
8MP Ultra Wide Angle Camera
5MP Depth Sensor Camera
Front camera25 MP
Connectivity802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 G+5 GHz, VHT80
Bluetooth v5 (LTE), USB-C
SARHead: 0.340 W/kg
Body: 0.450 W/kg
Websitewww.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-a/galaxy-a50-verizon-sm-a505uzknvzw/

Specifications

Hardware

The A50 has a 6.4" FHD+ (2340 x 1080) 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 GPU. The phone itself measures 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7mm. It comes with a 4000 mAh battery.[3]

The A50 is sold in 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB internal storage configurations, both of which can be expanded via a MicroSD card up to 512GB.

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

Camera
The triple rear camera of the Galaxy A50

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.[4] It also comes with a 16MP front-facing camera.[5]

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.[6]

Software

The Samsung Galaxy A50 ships with One UI 1.1, based on Android 9.0 (Pie). A stable update to Android 10 and One UI 2.0 were released at the beginning of April 2020. Features include Bixby, Google Assistant and Samsung Pay.[7]

Reception

The A50 received mostly positive reviews. PCWorld gave it 4/5 stars, praising the display, design and battery life while criticizing the in-screen fingerprint sensor and the camera processing.[8] Tom's Guide 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".[9] CNET gave it an 8.4/10, describing it as "one of the best budget phones",[10] and Digital Trends called it "the budget Samsung phone of your dreams".[11]

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.[12][13][14]

Known security flaws

Google discovered a change in the Galaxy A50's kernel in November 2019 that allowed an attacker to remotely execute code on the device.[15] It was patched by Samsung in February 2020. [16]

gollark: What? I mean you can do asymmetric crypto or something.
gollark: With cryptography™, you can make it so that even reverse engineering will not let you get your data back.
gollark: (it also had all other data on it)
gollark: I did once accidentally unplug my server's boot disk while it was running.
gollark: What? You just boot into your thing fron a live USB and grub-install or something.

See also

References
  1. "Samsung expands mid-tier portfolio with the Galaxy A Series in the U.S." Samsung US Newsroom. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. SamMobile. "Samsung Galaxy A50 SM-A505F full specifications". SamMobile. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  4. "Depth Assist camera". mobilescout.
  5. "Samsung Galaxy A50 - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  6. "2k Video Recording & Hdr in @25MP mode - Samsung Galaxy A50". forum.xda-developers.com. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  7. "Samsung Galaxy A50 specs". Phone Arena. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  8. Simon, Michael (19 August 2019). "Samsung Galaxy A50 review: A $350 phone that gives Galaxy a whole new meaning". PCWorld. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  9. Ismail, Adam (6 September 2019). "Galaxy A50 Review: Samsung Finally Made a Great Cheap Phone". Tom's Guide. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  10. La, Lynn (28 August 2019). "Samsung Galaxy A50 review: One of the best budget phones". CNET. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. Chokkatu, Julian (17 September 2019). "Samsung Galaxy A50 review: Value flagship". Digital Trends. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  15. Google slams Samsung for 'unnecessary changes' to the Android kernel
  16. Google to Samsung: Stop messing with Linux kernel code. It's hurting Android security | ZDNet
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