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It may even already be installed. If you signed into your Samsung account during initial setup, like I said, odds are Find My Mobile is already turned on. Check on your device by searching for Find My Mobile in the Settings app. If prompted, sign into your Samsung account to enable the feature. I suggest turning on all options associated with the feature as well.
Remote controls will allow you to do things like force a remote backup, retrieve call and message logs, enable battery saving features and so on. Google location service provides more accurate location information -- vital at a time when you're tracking down a lost device. Send last location will monitor the device's battery and send its last known location right before it loses power.
Samsung doesn't have an app you can use on another phone to track a lost device. Instead, you can use any mobile or desktop browser to visit findmymobile. The most exciting thing about the camera is the inclusion of the wide-angle lens which I was very eager to try out. The ultra-wide lens on the phone offers a degree field of view which crams in more into the frame from the exact same spot. Although the ultra-wide sensor is great, the image gets distorted at the edges giving the final picture a spherical bend on the sides.
Even still it is cool how much of a bigger field of view the ultra-wide sensor brings over the regular one.
The 25 MP primary lens has been touted as a low light sensor and I would have to say that I was not disappointed for the most part. The camera also had good noise reduction which is not what I can say for the Poco F1.
However, there were instances when the camera failed to recognise low-light scenes and produced a dull image lacking in exposure and detail. Apart from that, the Poco F1 had more details and better exposure calibration as compared to the Galaxy A Low light performance aside, the phone captures highly colourful images in daylight scenes and also showcases a wide dynamic range.
The Poco F1 does not click the most colour accurate photos nor does it have the most dynamic range, but it does get more details in the image. For most people that is not a deal breaker as vibrant and colourful photos are the in fashion.
The third lens is a depth sensor which is used for live bokeh shots. The bokeh effect or Live Focus also works well, with background separation working more times than not. In terms of video, the phone takes good stable videos which can be attributed to the EIS on the device. Apart from that at night, the videos look to be decent, but the secondary ultra-wide sensor does a very botched job. The phone can also record videos in slow motion at p fps.
You can check out high-res images clicked by the Galaxy A50 here. With OneUI, which runs on Android 9. The drop-down menu is now quite accessible.
Pulling down on the notifications tray covers the entire screen with icons making them easier to reach out to using just your thumb. In general, all icons are now big they can be scaled down and there is less information cramped in the menus than before. Apart from that, the software is quite customisable with different themes and skins. It appears that Samsung has kept in mind users with smaller hands, those who are tired of using the search option for finding basic settings, while designing OneUI. There is still the question of bloatware such as the duplicate apps for the gallery, browser, and also the Galaxy Store, which take up space on the home screen and are non-removable but they don't seem to slow down the UI.
The digital wellbeing feature was a nice addition however, telling you how many times you have unlocked your phone is the only benefit I could get from it. I hope that Samsung builds on this UI to perfect it even more and give its fanbase the proper Android experience. The Galaxy A50 is a sturdy phone and also appears to be fancy at the same time.
We received the Blue coloured variant which does look eye-catching indeed. On the bottom of the phone, there is a type-C charging port, along with a single speaker unit and a headphone jack. The left side of the phone is flat save for the hybrid dual-SIM card slot. On the right, there are the volume rocker buttons and the power switch. The device has no physical fingerprint scanner as Samsung has decided to adopt an in-display fingerprint sensor. On the front, we have an Infinity U display which is just a fancy way of saying a drop-notch display and there is a chin which is just as big as the one on the Poco F1.
The device has a subtle elegant finish to it and feels quite balanced and slim to hold which makes it better than the Poco in terms of design.
Unfortunately, performance has never the forte for Samsung in its mid-range smartphones, or at least performance worth the money. Not since Xiaomi came to the party anyways. Benchmarks don't tell the whole story but it does point us in the general direction regarding the performance of the device.