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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020
I have been needed a new phone for quite some time. I bought a Samsung tab A 10.5 2018 over the summer, and I could not connect it with my phone, because my phone was too, old and did not support the new software. I had a Samsung galaxy note edge, but I didnt want to spend $1000 on a new Note, so the A50 was in my price range, even though it is a mid range phone, it has flagship features. This phone works great on Tmobile, the only problem I had, was that my phone was so old, I didnt have a nano sim card, so I had to go to the Tmobile store and purchase a nano sim for $10. The Tmobile sales rep, put my new sim card and my micro sd card in, then she activated my new sim with my with my old Tmobile number(I'm already a Tmobile customer), and I was on my way in less than 10 minutes. Setting the phone up with the apps and content from my old phone was easy with Samsung Smart Switch. The phone is absolutely stunning and so is the screen quality. The A50 has better screen resolution than all my devices including my new tablet. So any movies or shows you watch on it in HD, are going to look beautiful! The phone is very intuitive, it basically tells you what you need to do, to get the most out of your apps and how to set it up. It's very fast, fluid and very touch responsive without the lag you might get on a inexpensive phone. So far the photos come out great. I haven't put the camera through all of its paces yet, but once I do, I will upgrade my review. I took a photo at night, and I was impressed with the detail, and color on the photo, the phone's camera as so many features, it's going to take me a good week to play with them all. I'm still setting the phone up, because there are so many features you can play with, and I definitely want to utilize them. I use my phone for work, and my last phone had a 13mp camera and the photos were good, so with a 25mp camera, I can't wait to take work photos and upload them to the website. I have had $1000 phones before and for $350 this phone still delivers the same premium experience as a flagship phone, with only one drawback the speaker quality isn't that great, but it is doable. I still gave the phone 5 stars because it's only $275-$350, so it's not going to be perfect. The sound quality is fine for watching movies and shows, not so great for listening to music, but I use earphones to listen to music anyway, so it is not a deal breaker for me. Call sound quality is good, so no problems there. I hear alot of people having problems with the fingerprint scanner, I never used it, because I always had problems with them on my other high end Samsung devices, so I stick to a lock pin. You can program you phone to stay unlocked when you are in a trusted place, like home or work or when it is on your body. You can also do face recognition, it's works, but only if you are in a well lit room. Did I mention how beautiful the screen is, or how easy it is to use and navigate, you are going to love this phone!
