Yes, we know. The Samsung Galaxy M20 was just launched this morning and here it is – two more smartphones from Samsung but targeting at a completely different audience in the market. Introducing Samsung’s latest reimagining of the A series, the Galaxy A30 and also the Galaxy A50.
Funny enough, they are running the new One UI but it does not have the Bixby button. In turn, Samsung has the option to change the power button to become the Bixby shortcut, and the power button is moved into the notification panel.
Also, they have triple card slots – two for nano SIM and one more for microSD. By the way – if you are wondering about Samsung Pay or IP68 rating – the Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50 does not have any of them.
Both the Galaxy A30 and Galaxy A50 will be available starting 22nd March 2019.
Samsung Galaxy A30
Here comes the budget-oriented Galaxy A30 which is actually quite similar to the Galaxy M20 that was launched this morning. Although, there are a few core differences. Here are the list of specs of the Galaxy A30:
- 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 2340×1080 pixels in resolution
- Infinity-U notch
- Exynos 7904 chipset
- Mali-G71 MP2 GPU
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB internal storage; expandable with dedicated microSD card slot
- Dual rear-facing cameras
- 16MP f/1.7 main camera with PDAF
- 5MP f/2.2 ultrawide angle camera
- 16MP f/2.0 selfie camera
- 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging (USB-C)
- Android 9.0 Pie with Samsung One UI
The Galaxy A30 in particular is actually quite similar with the Galaxy M20 in terms of core specs. However, the cameras on the Galaxy A30 are obviously better in terms of hardware, and also has Android 9.0 Pie with Samsung’s new One UI software.
The other big difference here is that the Galaxy A30 is Samsung’s mid-range lowest price smartphone that has a Super AMOLED display. Now that is impressive.
The Galaxy A30 is available in black, white, and blue colors. It has 4GB RAM and 64GB storage at the priced of RM799.
Galaxy A50
Scaling up in the series is the new Galaxy A50. It comes with much better hardware overall, and here is the specs list:
- 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 2340×1080 pixels in resolution
- Infinity-U notch
- Exynos 9610
- 4x Cortex-A73 @ 2.3GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @1.6GHz
- Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
- Up to 6GB LPDDR4X RAM
- 64GB internal storage; expandable with microSD card
- Triple rear-facing cameras
- Main camera: 25MP f/1.7 with PDAF
- Ultrawide angle camera: 8MP f/2.2
- Depth sensor: 5MP f/2.2
- 25MP f/2.0 selfie camera
- 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging (USB-C)
- Android 9.0 Pie with Samsung One UI
In terms of performance, we expect that the Exynos 9610 is similar to the Snapdragon 660 that we are familiar with, though Samsung has the edge on the power efficiency battle as the Exynos 9610 is fabricated with 10nm manufacturing process.
Combined with Samsung’s One UI – which I personally am using and love it a lot, the Galaxy A50 is actually looking to be a major contender in this price range of smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 is available in black, white, and blue color options. We Malaysians can purchase the Galaxy A50 with 6GB RAM + 128Gb storage at the price of RM1,199. That is a truly competitive price.
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