While flagships are typically the phones getting everyone's attention, mid-rangers are the ones playing a much more important role overall, and it's all because of a very simple reason.

The Galaxy A50 is one of Samsung's first A-series phones to hit the US. At a decidedly midrange $349, it offers a flagship-level design, a beautiful AMOLED display, and a battery that will easily get you through the day. But with just-average performance, a lackluster speaker, a poor fingerprint sensor, and no guarantee of software updates, the Galaxy A50 simply doesn't offer the same value proposition as the $399 Google Pixel 3a. Design, Display, and Durability The A50 looks every bit the flagship. It's thin, sleek, and sports an edge-to-edge display that's uncommon to find on phones in this price range. With the exception of a small teardrop notch for the selfie cam, there's almost no bezel—another rarity for the price. It measures 6.24 by 2.94 by 0.30 inches (HWD) and weighs 5.86 ounces. Flip the A50 over and you'll find a glossy plastic back in an almost iridescent black. A vertically aligned triple camera stack is at the top left, and there's a monochromatic Samsung logo ...

The Samsung Galaxy A50 offers a handsome design and decent midrange specs, but it's not quite enough to compete with the Google Pixel 3a.

Attractive design; Gorgeous AMOLED display; Solid battery life

Average performance; Mediocre speaker; Poor fingerprint sensor

After its Galaxy S10 flagships, Samsung has unveiled its new mid-range phones, the Galaxy A50 and A30. For the occasion, the South Korean manufacturer decided to modify its A range by introducing new nomenclature and premium features.

Design; Very good display; Long battery life

Absence of the B28 band; Random facial recognition; The fingerprint reader is twitchy; Lower performance than the competition

Samsung got a lot of things right in the Galaxy A50 - the design and color options, the screen, the performance, and the battery life. The still images, while not impressive in detail, are of high-resolution and dependable as long as there's sufficient light.

Solid build and stunning paintjob; Excellent 6.4" AMOLED; Gaming-friendly Exynos 9610 chip; Versatile camera that does the job well during the day; Great portraits; nice selfies; excellent 1080p videos with stabilization; Dependable battery life

decent performance; great display; strong battery life; dedicated microSD slot; modern design

imprecise fingerprint reader; inaccurate GPS; fixed focus front-facing camera; preinstalled advertising apps

Samsung completely lost its grip over the budget market in the past few years as Chinese rivals, most notably Xiaomi, swooped in. These companies continue to release model after model with each new generation bringing even more incredible features and specifications to every price point.

Good; Looks great; Very good display; Impressive battery life; Useful camera features

Bad; Bloatware and spammy notifications; Low-light camera performance could be better

For the longest time, Samsung has stuck to its ideals. The Korean giant has often been rebuked for selling smartphones with sub-par internals at heftier prices but it seems the growing presence of Chinese phone makers in India has finally got the better of it.

Beautiful rainbow gradient; Comfortable in-hand feel; Striking AMOLED screen; One UI feels refreshing; Performance powerhouse; Good battery life

Snail-like fingerprint recognition; Face Unlock is okay-ish; Decent triple cameras

Bought this 8 months back, firstly the asthetics is amazing, looks like a premium phone, very sleek, secondly its amazing display, super amoled Samsung displays have no competitors, and third for its great camera, especially night mode is mind blowing, fourth for this price its definitely worth...

The Galaxy A50 shows Samsung can make excellent phones, no matter the cost.

Excellent; modern-looking AMOLED screen; Decent performance; Capable; versatile camera; Day-long battery life; Affordable

Won't get Android updates quickly; In-display fingerprint sensor is slow; fails often; Feels cheap

I have had this phone for a couple of months now and I love the big screen. Also really love the camera - it takes terrific photos. My only issue with it is the location of the 'Hold' button when making a call. I keep putting people on Hold with my fat cheek without realising it.