ISSUE 66 • ANDROID ADVISOR 23REVIEWthe aid of manual controls or a night mode: it focused
and snapped quickly, and its overexposure was a boon
to the final product, pulling out more detail and clarity
than its competitors achieved.
It would be asking too much for the A50 to have
a camera that’s as good as the one in the Galaxy
S10 and Note10 phones. I still expected a little more
than I got based on the quality of the hardware.Verdict
All of a sudden, budget phones are the rage. Sales
of premium phones dip even as prices continue
to rise – the Galaxy Note10+ starts at £999 – so
it’s not surprising that Android phone makers
are looking to the lower end of the spectrum for
growth. That’s great news for Android users. The
A50 is the perfect representation of that. At £309,TheA50’slow‑light performance is surprisingly
robust, capturing more light, texture, and detail
than the S10+ (centre) and Pixel 3a (right)