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Infinix S5 Lite: Complete Review and Detailed Specs

There is an evergreen high-demand for budget smartphones and therefore, manufacturers are putting their best efforts to conquer this market. In this article, I am going to drop an absolutely detailed review of the newly launched budget segment smartphone— Infinix S5 Lite. According to our sources, there is a wide range of audiences searching for a complete Infinix S5 Lite Review to know the reality of various features offered by the brand.

Infinix S5 Lite

If you are looking for a budget segment phone and confused between so many potential choices, then refer to this comprehensive article and get everything cleared. Before moving further, know your needs/requirements and then check if it satisfies all your requirements or not. Let us not waste any more of our time in the introduction and move further to the main subject.

Infinix S5 Lite Review

I have covered all the aspects (design, performance, and other features) to help you understand the offering of Infinix S5 Lite. There might be some aspects that did not attract our attention, so if you have any doubts regarding anything, then feel free to comment below.

Design

It is impossible to resist the punch hole body design of Infinix S5 Lite, and that is one of the factors that appeal to the mid-segment users. The front camera is situated at the top left corner, which is rare & astounding because the centre notch is now too common. The design of S5 Lite is similar to Infinix S5 to an extent where a regular person cannot differentiate between the two. 6.6-inch screen size & display resolution of 1600 x 720 pixels with HD+ blows all the other competitors.

You are not getting any light sensor to determine notification or charge status, which is sure trouble for the users. Although the height of the unit is comparatively more, a user can access the volume (-/+) buttons easily. Contrary to the volume controls, the Nano SIM tray is located on the left and drops a bright shine on the edges of the unit. The backspace has a triple camera with a flash that looks fantastic on matt colour, and besides it, you get a broad fingerprint sensor.

Performance

Performance is the most crucial aspect to almost all smartphone users because body design is not just enough for anyone. After using this smartphone for a week, I can say that it does not lack any performance bid.

S5 Lite Overview

It has adapted the Android 9 Pie fantastically that drops smooth touch & delivers a premium experience to the user. This model has a 2GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) processor and 4GB of RAM that lets the processor functions at all levels quickly. The fingerprint & face unlock as fast as a flash, and the load time is superbly less for regular applications.

Applications with big databases took more time to load compared to the other regular apps. Games like PUBG & Fortnite were smooth but only at low-level graphics. Playing games on low-level graphics might not be premium, but it eventually saves a lot of battery consumption. For me, 4000mAh battery is a two-day dose, and I do not need to worry about battery life because of it. Considering everything, Infinix S5 Lite delivers an astounding experience on the aspect of performance.

Other Features Of Infinix S5 Lite

Infinix S5 Lite does not offer many unique features because all the competitive models are putting everything that is possible. I will summarize everything good that I got from this phone.

Camera

Infinix S5 Lite features a triple rear camera of 16MP x 2MP that also has a low light sensor, which brightens the picture even in low light. The front camera features 16 megapixels and captures the natural tone of the skin. At this value, it is impossible to find these amusing camera quality in the mainstream market.

Infinix S5 Lite Camera

Storage

The phone is available at an unbelievable price and has a single variant only that offers 64GB of in-built ROM. The storage capacity is expandable to 256GB by inserting an external SD-card.

Note: We recommend not pushing the storage unnecessary because high storage capacity slows down the performance of the unit.

Petty Information

It offers a dual SIM tray that supports Nano card and features 3.5mm headphone jack for pervasive connection. The display aspect ratio is 90.5% to the whole body structure that drops enough space for the user to experience HD+ videos on the IPS display.

Conclusion

Infinix S5 Lite is killing the competition by offering so much at an affordable & economic value. I have mentioned almost everything about the handset, and therefore, you do not require any other Infinix S5 Lite review.

The mid or budget segment of smartphones are highly in demand because the economy of our country is already down, and 65% of the wealth is held by 1% of the people. Therefore, companies are devoting more time to improving the budget segment of smartphones.

Today, I described everything about the recently launched Infinix S5 Lite (a super budget smartphone.) Undoubtedly, you can try your hands on it if you are on a tight budget by demand a durable & futuristic phone. Also, share this piece of information with your friends who are looking to buy mid-segment smartphones.

January 25, 2020
MediaTek Says: High Power Gaming Chips on Cheaper Phones

We know that when it comes to gaming smartphones, the prices are somewhere higher than we expect. It usually depends upon the brand we are going to purchase and the processor of gaming chipset. However, if you are looking for something cheaper, then I might suggest you wait for the new gaming chipset by MediaTek which is being planned to be made available even on the lower and less expensive smartphone models.

The gaming branded chipsets have become a thing in the few years, and this could be a modern requirement in the upcoming years. We should thank the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G and MediaTek Helio G90T. It is because both of the processors target the mid-range to upper range smartphone these days. But it looks like MediaTek is even planning something big and cheaper to bring all-new chipset for the lower and less expensive priced smartphone models.

MediaTek

The new chipset will be below the G90 series in terms of capability but not too much said by Yenchi Lee from MediaTek to Android Authority. The company yet has not disclosed any specifications related to this announcement. Hopefully, it will not make any significant difference in terms of performance.

However, the leak points often report that the new chipset from the MediaTek will be running on octa-core CPU design (two Cortex-A75 and six Cortex-A55) and a Mali-G52 MC2 GPU.

GPU Updates and Tri-cluster Tech

The company also pioneered the Triple power domain CPU, which is currently in the trend and available in most of the flagship’s chipsets models. It mainly divides the CPU cores into the big, medium, and small cores. However, we have not seen this in Density 1000 or 800 models, though, but according to the reports, MediaTek won’t be giving up on this technology.

The lee said, “We will continue using the triple CPU technology, and that will be available to see in the latest release.“

If we look at the Qualcomm, then it does deliver very cool features in its latest released processors of Snapdragon 865, and 765, and the reports show that using the chipsets, the user does not need to wait for the system update for updating graphics drivers.

It is because the Google Play store itself could do the update. This question has also been raised during the recent event to Lee from MediaTek. Lee said, “We will try to achieve this in future, and we don’t have any timeline or surety that it would be available in near upcoming 2020”.

The latest chipset from the MediaTek would be called Helios G70, and it will be available in the cheaper smartphones under the 200$ budget from the first half of 2020.

January 25, 2020
OnePlus 8 Series Challenges Galaxy S20 with patent 120Hz Fluid Display

OnePlus is currently competing with every smartphone brand, and on the recent announcement, OnePlus revealed the new specifications and features for its display technology on the event held in Shenzhen, China. The company has developed a new QHD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate that will debut in the next OnePlus 8 series.

The use of a 120Hz display is only to fast the display refresh rate. The content on the screen is now refreshed 120 times per second. This makes a smoother playback and also the overall OS fluid experience. To be an instance, we have previously seen the 120Hz display on the phones like Asus ROG Phone 2 and Razer Phone 2.

OnePlus 120Hz Fluid Display specs

According to the sources and information that is trending on twitter and other websites like Weibo. The display of the OnePlus 8 series will feature a 10-bit colour depth. It means the 120Hz screen will be able to produce a palette of 1.07 billion colours, and this can be opposed to the 8-bit panel, which can display 16.7 million colours.

The recent report from the verge that OnePlus brand works with the Samsung company to develop the new and better display among other models. The publications also report that the company has worked for improving the gestures and other features of the Android.

OnePlus 8 Series

Additionally, the company aims to have 0.8 JNCD (Just Noticeable Color Differences) ratings for every display it produces. JNCD is a measurement of the bare minimum colours that a human eye can spot. If I make a comparison with Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus, then It has a JNCD rating of 0.4, which is near to perfect.

The recent machine translation of the company’s presentation slides suggests that the new display of the OnePlus 8 series will use a dedicated MEMC (Motion Estimation and Motion Compensation) chip. This is the technology usually available in the televisions only. Basically, it inserts the new frames between the existing video to increase the motion blur.

The latest MEMC technology in OnePlus series can upscale the low frame rate videos and make it smoother and even better using a 120 frame rate per second. If this exactly works as intended, then this could be a massive achievement in the gaming industry.

Further, It has a touch sample rate of 240Hz and can apparently hit 1000 nits peak brightness. The smooth chain technology often optimizes it. The details are scarce at the moment, and we should thank the official information that is only available in Chinese.

Will the OnePlus 8 get a 120Hz Display?

CEO Pete Lau confirmed that the company’s next phone would feature the new display tech and probably the best display phone for the year 2020. It would be best if you also remembered that Samsung is also planning to launch its new S20 series with a 120Hz display.

We can only hope the new display rate would be optimized through the current battery consumption and should be able to provide a good backup. OnePlus is soon expected to detail its tech and other specifications of its new display, and we will let you know quickly as possible as soon we will get the latest.

January 25, 2020
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro Launch Discloses Removable Batteries & More Control

Samsung has officially announced that it is bringing its latest smartphone: Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro along with removable batteries to the US in a partnership with Verizon and Microsoft. Removable batteries were a thing of the past and have been seldom seen in models in the last decade and their relaunch may open a can of worms full of good or bad news!

Samsung says, “Microsoft is the first company and the partner to leverage the push-to-talk feature in their latest smartphone.” This Sunday, the company has disclosed the information that the new mid-range smartphone will be available in the market during the first half of 2020, and It will cost something near about 499$, the company said.

Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro

Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro

The latest smartphone from the Samsung is not yet designed to rival the flagships models like the S10, S10+, and the Note 10 series of Samsung. It is primarily made for the enterprise market, including the retail, manufacturing, and also, the health care industries.

The company also claims to sell this smartphone to the individual customers – According to Tech Crunch.

Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro Specifications

Unlike the past XCover series of Samsung. The company decided to make XCover pro more fluent and according to the modern-day design. It gets a 6.3 Inch LCD along with a 20:9 ratio. The screen can also be operated using the wet hands and with the gloves as well.

The latest smartphone from Samsung will run on it’s latest Samsung’s octa-core Exynos 9611 silicon processor. Additionally, 4GB ram along with 64GB inbuilt storage. It also gets a 4050 Mah battery with 15W charging.

The new Samsung XCover Pro also gets the dual primary camera setup that includes a 25MP wide lens and 8MP ultra-wide lens. You will also be getting a 13MP lens on the front camera for more explicit selfies.

The only difference in this smartphone is that it comes with a removable battery option, unlike the other smartphones or Samsung series. It also has IP68 water and dust resistance that is powered by US military standard certification (MIL-STD-810) for more durability – Samsung said.

The new Samsung Galaxy XCover pro also has the new two programmable buttons apart from the volume and power button. The two programmable buttons is mainly for the voiceover and also to turn the flashlight on or off.

The phone is currently running on the Android 10 program, and that is eventually on the testing series. The report said that the smartphone would be eligible for the latest Android 10 update as the security part is ideally handheld by the Samsung Knox program.

Microsoft and Samsung have a deep history of developing better software and hardware smartphone togeather. This statement has been said by Satya Nadella, chief executive at Microsoft, during the recent announcement on Sunday. The powerful combination and the partnership of Microsoft Teams and Samsung engineers will make perfect technology, and they only have to more productive and collaborative.

January 25, 2020
Sensel Telematics Looking to Influence the World of Smartphones

Sensel is one of the famous and well-known companies to make the next generation of input devices. It is because of their multi-touch and pressure-sensitive technology they seek to outperform the current industry with its development. That is the reason. Sensel wants to get into the mobile world.

If you had remembered that recently the iffy volume buttons were counted as cons by Bodgan Petrovan in his analysis of Huawei Mate 30 Pro, after that, Huawei dropped the physical volume buttons. However, this not makes their jobs done simply.

The latest Sensel Technology allows phone makers to put virtual buttons nearly anywhere on the screen as they wish. The company has developed nearly 25 centres in a single chip. It is, too, including the sensors under the curved screen and on the edges of the smartphone. It allows phones to regain its lost accessibility of volume controls by giving the touch and virtual buttons on the edges.

Sensel Telematics

Sensel wants to enter the mobile world.

Recently, Sensel says that they are more familiar to the user intent. In simple words, they already had measured the force of people holding their smartphone and clicking on the buttons usually. The main reason for the Sensel to enter the mobile phones world is to develop high-end and modern technology among the latest flagship models of smartphones.

Sensel touch could be a huge achievement for the latest smartphone brands. It also had a feature to let you silence your phone with only a squeeze. It is far better than the usual iPhone drop down to silent buttons. The recent survey from the Android Authority also had tested these features, and It makes them impressed as well.

However, there are still some works that Sensel needs to do after entering the mobile phone world or industry.

If you think from a consumer perspective, then I do believe they have not fallen with the touch controls of Mate 30 Pro and the touch volume controls on the Pixel phones from Google.

Sensel still needs to convince the phone makers and also, to improve their technology so it can work for a long time and without having any lags in the nearby future. However, It won’t be easy for Sensel to convince the phone makers as space is at a crucial premium space on the smartphone could eat a previous volume near the edges.

The next steps for the Sensel is to develop new tool kits along with the API’s to make the repairing part quicker and easier for the latest flagship smartphone models.

January 25, 2020
Xiaomi Launches a 144hz mode for the Redmi K30 5G

Just last month a Redmi phone with a higher refresh rate screen came out: the Redmi K30 and its 5G variant with 120Hz IPS LCD panels. But that may not be just the best that the K30 can do. Taking the whole of the internet and the mobile tech industry by a storm, The Vice President of Xiaomi, Lu Weibing posted a 15-second video of the Redmi K30 5G screen which is seen operating smoothly at 144Hz.

However, the VP says that this was just a test run in the laboratory and did not specify whether the company will or will not release an official update that will push the screen to the higher refresh rate. This happened on Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo, where Redmi executive Lu Weibing shared a video depicting a Redmi K30 5G achieving a display refresh rate of 144Hz.

Redmi K30 5G

The 15-seconds-long video is also on YouTube, which you can find here https://youtu.be/ckFN_fWImLY.

If Redmi has already decided to do so, it will also require other backend help and most likely achieved it via a software update. Considering that the Redmi K30 5G model already has capable hardware, the dedicated team will only have to take care of the software side of the situation. Maybe it was the issue with the software aspect that resulted in Redmi curbing the display refresh rate to 120Hz at the time of launch, there are a lot of buzzes and theories throughout.

Technically speaking, 144Hz refresh rates can be found on monitors aimed at gamers, mobile gaming actually comprises 37% on the entire worldwide gaming industry, with a whopping 50 billion dollar revenue stream. It is also the fastest-growing corner in gaming – 29% every year, especially in Asia – 3.5 times faster than PC gaming growth, so it is refreshing to see it brought to a smartphone’s display.

However, whether this move was necessary or not remains to be seen. We all know, a higher refresh rate means that the phone will have more to do, which could result in the phone’s battery being drained excessively, also there is the issue of whether or not people will be able to tell the variation, particularly between 120Hz and 144Hz where the contrast is bordering. For what it’s worth, the leaked specs for the Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro propose a 90Hz OLED will be used, so this is unlikely to be a hint of what is to come. Truly, this will be the first phone in the premium Mi-series to offer 90Hz, never mind 120Hz or higher.

However, it should be kept in mind that the Redmi K30 5G will come with an IPS LCD display, and not an OLED panel. We’ve already seen loads of 120Hz display refresh rates on various LCD panels. The 90Hz display refresh rates on Google Pixel 4 and the OnePlus 7T and are considered to be of a higher quality mainly because of their OLED design. The 120Hz refresh rate displays anticipated on the OnePlus 8 and Samsung Galaxy S20 series will also likely be more suited to the rate on the Redmi K30 5G.

January 25, 2020
Introducing Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

You must be aware of the latest announcement made by Samsung and that too about two weeks ago, the company announced the latest flagships models, which are Galaxy S10 lite and Galaxy Note 10 lite. Just a few days later, another Samsung smartphone has been leaked, and that may be announced soon to the public as well. For weeks, there has been some confusion in the team and reporters that what could be the name of the series of the new flagship models. Some reports suggest that it would be S11 or note 11 series, whereas some of the reports insist that it would be called the S20 series, probably the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus.

To clear the confusion, some live images of a Samsung smartphone have actually been leaked, which claims that the device is an S20 variant. Thanks to XDA Developers for obtaining live images of Samsung’s new flagship model, which claims that the smartphone is called the S20+ 5G. Additionally, the boot screen, as you can see in the live images, reveals the camera specifications of the latest flagship model of Samsung S20+ 5G.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Specifications

The camera of the latest flagship model of Samsung S20+ 5G will generally include 12 MP 1.8-micron primary camera, an ultra-wide lens, a telephoto lens, and possibly a macro lens. The report also suggests that there might be a rear microphone to boost the audio quality and can be beneficial for recording more transparent sound while recording videos. If we look at the front, then the Samsung S20+5G sports an Infinity-O display that has a centred punch hole. However, Samsung is continuing with its 2.5D Curved display, but the actual curve rate would be lower than before for sure.

Moreover, the leaked images and reports show that the screen would be flat to touch and will come with a 120Hz display for a silky smooth experience. It is evident that the phone will be running on the latest Snapdragon 865 chipset processor, the newest of the processors right now.

We know that Samsung’s annual Unpacked event is just a few weeks away, and most probably Samsung will announce its latest flagship smartphone model S20 plus 5G aka, S11. However, according to the reports and leaks, it is confirmed that Samsung is stepping away from the S11, aka, nomenclature models and probably the name of the model will be S20 only. Samsung Unpacked event is currently scheduled for 11 February, where we can expect to get all the low-down on the three variants from Samsung that have been officially announced.

January 24, 2020
Samsung Galaxy A50 Review

Samsung launched as many as nine Galaxy phones last year. This includes the Galaxy A50, Note 10 and Note 10 Plus, along with the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, S10E, S10 5G and the Galaxy Fold. Out of them all, the A50 device seems to be the most affordable one. It is a great competitor to the Motorola Moto G7 model which is an all-time favourite budget phone. While the A50 cannot shoot 4K videos, it does offer an excellent camera, a long battery life, and a trendy design. While the A50 can obviously not compare with the flagship Galaxy S phones like the Galaxy S10 and S10+, it is actually great if you consider it on its own merits.

Design and Display

The Galaxy A50 features a sleek design. The rear supports a flatter camera, thanks to which you will not have any noticeable bump. The phone comes with an on-screen camera notch for the front-facing camera. It is considerably smaller making less obstructive when you are using the device. The A50 has an in-screen fingerprint scanner, which means no outwards scanner, leading to a seamless look. The design of the Galaxy A50 is quite perfect, but it doesn’t come with water protection if that sort of thing is important to you. The Galaxy A50 has an AMOLED display. The screen is reported to be brighter, featuring rich colours and more details. The colour shift is not very severe with the A50 which means the screen will not appear dimmer at particular angles.

Samsung Galaxy A50 Review

A Quick Look at the Specs

The Samsung Galaxy A50 has an in-display fingerprint reader, but no water-resistance or stereo speakers. Designed as a budget smartphone, the A50 has all the features necessary to capture this market. Besides the must-have features, it also has a couple of things that most phones in this range don’t have. This includes the in-display fingerprint reader and the dual rear cameras. Look-wise, the Galaxy A50 looks pretty similar to Motorola’s G7 model. Both phones are known to have a selfie camera that nestles at the central notch. The screen has a bezel-less and rounded display.

The A50 is especially known for its slim bezels, slimmer chin, and a 6.4-inch 2340 x 1080 OLED screen. This means that the A50 has a larger screen featuring colourful and brighter content. The phone comes with microSD card slots for expandable storage and headphone jacks. With regards to the material used here, it is mainly plastic. However, Samsung calls it glasstic, since it looks and feels like glass, but is, in fact, plastic.

The Galaxy A50 has mono speakers, which offer decent quality audio. While the in-screen fingerprint sensor could do with an update, the phone comes with plenty of awesome specs. The issue with the fingerprint sensor is that it is not very accurate, although the company deserves credit for adding it even in a budget phone like this. An improvement update for the fingerprint sensor would be an excellent upgrade.

Samsung Galaxy A50

Performance and Battery

With regards to performance, the Galaxy A50 has a 64GB of internal storage. It is expandable up to 512GB using a MicroSD card. While it doesn’t feature wireless charging, it does come with fast charging capabilities. The phone will be powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 9610 processor. There is not a lot of difference between this and the Snapdragon 600 series chips. The phone has a 4GB RAM which is enough to give it stable performance, even if it is not particularly swift. The Exynos 9610 can easily handle lightweight tasks including multitasking and switching between apps. The device runs on Samsung’s Android Pie-based One UI.

The OS features gesture navigation, a nice UI, and of course, better speed and optimization. You might like to see the live icons for the Clock and Calendar icons and mess around with the dark mode as well. However, these are still not as great upgrades as better speed. Thanks to this, the graphics and animations load fast and hardly feel like its loading. The gesture navigation takes no time either. These are great additions for a device at this price. Coming to the battery, the Samsung Galaxy A50 will have a 4,000mAh battery which is large enough to accommodate a day’s use and more. You can improve its capacity by making use of One UI’s adaptive power saving. The phone also has 15W fast charging capabilities so charging it is no issue either.

Camera Review

The Galaxy A50 features a nice enough camera for this price range. As discussed earlier, the camera bump on the A50 is less prominent when compared to other models. If you don’t mind losing out on 4K video, you might actually enjoy using the higher-quality A50 camera. In an ideal situation, the camera can take clear, bright, and detailed images. Sharper pictures point out other details in the fine print. Even in low light, the camera tends to pick out the details and brighten up the colours. Most phones in this range have a camera that produces hazy photos in low light surroundings.

Samsung Galaxy A50 Camera

The A50 has a wider dynamic range as well. While the HDR effect may look unrealistic at times, it is not really that bad. The smartphone also comes with a second wide-angle camera that works out well for capturing landscapes and scenery. The consistent camera quality of the smartphone offers colour saturation, better sharpness, and excellent low-light performance. Unfortunately, the A50 doesn’t have a dedicated night mode which makes the night images taken on this phone not as great as the others.

Verdict

The Galaxy A50 is a wonderful budget flagship by Samsung. Besides the fingerprint scanner that could do with some improvement, there is very little that the lacks. With a huge battery, a competent camera, and decent performance, the A50 is a perfect budget model. If you are looking for phones that can last you through the day as you click superior photos, this is the one for you.

January 23, 2020
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Review

Those who couldn’t afford the Samsung Galaxy S10, don’t fear. The company is coming out with a more affordable model – the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. With many of the features remaining the same, there are some nice touches to the product, justifying the release of yet another ‘affordable flagship’. This was quite unexpected since the Samsung Galaxy S10e was released just last year as an affordable alternative to the S10. In fact, the company even released a Lite Note model.

The price of the S10 Lite has not yet been mentioned. However, chances are high that it will be priced lower than the Galaxy S10e. Samsung has also not mentioned the country where the smartphone is likely to be released first. Since it could come with a Snapdragon 855 chipset, signs point to a US release. There is also likely to be an Exynos chipset version for the European countries. Or, Samsung might just decide to go ahead with the Snapdragon chipset worldwide.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite review

Design And Display

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite does not give off the feel of a premium phone compared to the existing S-series phones. It is larger in size when compared to the S10 and even the S10 Plus. It is pretty similar to the S10 Plus 5G model. The most prominent feature of the smartphone is that it replaces the horizontal rear camera strip for a solid rectangular lens block. The screen is crisp and sharp with a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen. It is Full HD+ resolution (2400 x 1080). Similar to the S10e smartphone, the S10 Lite doesn’t take up with the curved waterfall edges either. At the front is a punch-hole for the front-facing camera. Don’t worry, it is much smaller now. Again, it is at the centre instead of the usual top right. To put it simply, this new model by the company is basically a simplified version of the S10 Plus. Some luxury features have made their way here and the product ended up as a mid-range model.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite boasts of three cameras in its rear suite. The phone does not have any telephoto lens and the company does not seem to have thought of it either. Instead, you will see there is a 5MP Macro lens for up-close photography. This is ideal for clicking bugs, flowers, and more. This addition suggests that the developers took feedback from the users with regards to the camera. Requests poured in from those who want to shoot wider and closer-in, but not from further away. Looks like Samsung has listened to them after all. The 48MP main lens comes with a Super Steady OIS. The selfie camera has a 32MP sensor, but we do not know yet how the images will turn out despite the impressive camera specs.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Camera

The rear camera has a noticeable bump. The back also has “Super Steady OIS” stamped on the back to boast about its wonderful optical stabilisation. While it is super and steady, there are many other devices out there that offer OIS camera units. The 48MP main sensor is designed to get more resolution than the standard S10. The default method uses four pixels and combines them into one to get better colour, sharpness, and detail in the image.

Coming to the standard and ultrawide camera, we don’t see it giving S10 Lite the same kind of versatility that the S10 Plus was used to. The newer model also doesn’t come with an optical zoom. It only has a dedicated macro lens. While it does work well, it doesn’t seem to offer enough to justify its retention. One nice touch here is the presence of the 32-megapixel resolution on the front camera, which is something new for a Lite model.

Performance And Battery

Coming to the specs and performance of the Galaxy S10 Lite, it is reasonably good enough for a mid-range flagship. However, it does not have anything that can compete against the 2020 flagships. The phone naturally runs on the Snapdragon 855 chipset. The smartphone comes with an 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage, which is good enough for most users, including watching movies, using the internet, taking photos, and more. Coming to the battery, the S10 Lite features a massive 4,500mAh one. This even surpasses the S10 Plus’ 4,100mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite

The reason behind the larger battery in the Lite is that it is bigger than most S10 variants. This makes more space for a battery. Except for the S10 Plus, most S10 variants didn’t have sufficient battery life to make it last through the day. The Lite’s 4,500mAh is a surprise for a Lite model, especially considering the premium ones are short of battery! Although the model is a Lite variant, there is nothing all that light about it. It runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor, similar to the other S10 models. The phone runs on Android 10 software with Samsung’s UI 2 skin. The experience was smooth and fast, and no major issues were apparent during use in the demo mode.

Verdict

While we know a lot of the specs of the Galaxy S10 Lite, it is still hard to predict if the phone is good value for money, without having any idea of its price. However, with new features, a larger size, and a huge battery, the smartphone is certain to attract attention. Many are also wondering if the upcoming Galaxy S11 series will get its own affordable ‘e’ version, which could make the S10 Lite model get pushed aside.

While the smartphone features decent specs and is likely to make a bang if it were launched separately and not part of the S10 series, it is impossible to predict just how well it would be received as a Lite version of S10. However, it has many points in its favour. A larger screen, a better battery, Snapdragon 855 processor, a good enough camera, and so much more make up the S10 Lite smartphone. I think all we can do for now is to wait and watch.

January 23, 2020
Huawei 5G Smartphones: Sold Over 6.9 Million In 2019

Huawei recently announced that it had managed to sell nearly 6.9 million 5G smartphones in the last year alone. This figure includes HONOR’s devices as well. In comparison with other OEMs, Huawei announced more 5G smartphones in 2019 than anyone else. For instance, some of them include Mate 30 5G, Mate 20 X 5G, Mate X 5G, Nova 6 5G, and of course, the HONOR V30 5G series. The Chinese manufacturing company shared information regarding this. It looks like a large percentage of the 5G devices manufactured by the company was sold within China itself.

Huawei Mate X 5G

Having control of about 25.8% of the market in China, Huawei and HONOR are leading the industry. Huawei, on its own, claims about 15.4% of the smartphone market. While HONOR has not yet quite caught up with Huawei, it does boast of a 10.5% market share. It is interesting to note this since HONOR is Huawei’s sub-brand, even if it working as a separate entity right now. With regard to the smartphone market, China has the largest one across the globe. While India’s smartphone market grew in leaps and bounds last year, it has still to catch up with China. While 2019 introduced 5G to the world, 2020 is the year of spreading this tech. Huawei plans to ship more 5G devices than the last year. As of now, Huawei sells six 5G phones under its name and two more under HONOR.

Sale of 6.9 million 5G handsets

It is stunning that Huawei managed to sell about 6.9 million 5G devices in 2019 alone, especially considering the fact that we have simply not seen that many 5G phones on the market. It looks like 2020 is heading a completely different direction more OEMs than ever are working to release 5G smartphones and more. While 5G has been introduced to the world successfully and it has been accepted equally enthusiastically by the users, the rollout is quite slow. This means that it will take about a couple of years for the entire world to truly run on 5G. On the other hand, 4G is the standard across the globe. While we are sure that 5G will phase out 4G when the time comes, when will it come?

Huawei 5G

Overall, Huawei sold about 240 million smartphones last year, of which only about 6.9 million were 5G devices. The impressive fact here is that the company managed to sell these many devices despite the US ban. For comparison, Huawei sold about 206 million smartphones in 2018. This means that with the US ban, the sells only increased for the Chinese giant. Although the US ban is still in place, Huawei is not backing off. IN fact, the company has been working on HMS or its own set of apps since Google’s services cannot be made available on its phones. Although the work has been going ahead perfectly, there is still time before this can be achieved. One of the major challenges faced by Huawei is to replace the Google Play Store. We are yet to see what Huawei is planning for this.

January 23, 2020