Mobile phones: Galaxy A50 vs A5

Self-tutoring about mobile phones: the tutor mentions a story with a comparison.

I had a Nexus 4 from 2013 under January 2023. Then, I had to change phones because the Nexus 4 wouldn’t function on the newer telecommunications network. That’s what my carrier told me, anyway.

My son had a Galaxy a50. He saw my needing a new phone as a way to upgrade: I could have his old one, and we would get him the new one. Therefore, I ended up with his a50.

I saw changing phones as a big pain at the time: going to the store, picking out the new phone, changing his sim card from his old to new phone, buying me a new sim…it seemed like a lot. Moreover, I had to understand many new ideas (to me) about the process of changing phones. It seemed to me a lot of things had to work just right in order for the changeover to be successful.

What I didn’t count on, but stung me in the end, was answering so many prompts when I took over my son’s phone, which had been reset to factory. Then there were license agreements, which I always try to read. Finally, however, I started texting from my son’s old a50.

I soon realized the advantage of the Galaxy a50 over my old Nexus 4. (I still love the Nexus 4, however.) The a50 had much more battery capacity and also charged much more quickly. I could go a week without even thinking about charging it, whereas the Nexus 4 I had to be mindful of its charge.

Just recently, however, the a50 suddenly crashed. I think it’s a firmware crash, but as of now I haven’t been able to recover it. That’s another story.

My other son left his old Galaxy a5 (he bought a new phone), which I decided to use in the meantime. Yes, it meant resetting back to factory, then answering prompts, reading license agreements, etc. I was a little more savvy this time around, though, and the sim card transferred directly (same size for a50 as a5). After the changeover, I started texting from the a5.

For my purposes, the a5 is very similar to the a50. Its battery doesn’t last quite so long, but really the change is minimal, to me. Moreover, it seems that, conveniently, the a5 can turn off from the side button, whereas with the a50 I had to go into a menu to do it, which took longer.

I’m happy with the a5:)

Source

versus.com

gsmarena.com