Samsung Galaxy A54
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- AvgpPhPhoneUser
- 7Xi
- 05 Sep 2023
Okay, here's a proper camera review for this phone, as I've been using it for a while now (I'll be honest).
The camera is great when there's plenty of light, as every camera would prefer more light to perform (duh). HDR is nice, but it struggles on the selfie camera and sometimes fails to capture a bit of the sky. Contrast is a bit lacking at times in the camera, which is why sometimes you have to use the remaster feature in the gallery to make the picture look better and give it a bit more contrast by manually editing it yourself. As for social media quality, I didn't bother, to be honest. I don't post pictures taken with my phone on social media; I'm more of a lurker on most social media platforms. Many of my pictures get sent to my friends, and I don't post them on my page anyway.
The selfie camera is decent for skin tones, but I miss having autofocus on it so badly, especially coming from an S9+. But you have to live with what you've got. The selfie camera can give a bit of a bokeh effect without using portrait mode if you know the maximum depth of field (DOF) range before DOF blurs the background.
The primary camera is amazing, but I don't use the 50MP picture mode as I haven't found a good use for it, to be honest. The zoom is far superior, especially considering that super-high-resolution pictures will get compressed to 2MP on social media to save space. It also has the same issue of lacking a bit of contrast. Skin tones on it are really good, especially outdoors, but indoors will be a different story depending on the lighting. In a mixed lighting situation, such as LED bulbs with a mix of sunlight from windows, the camera will struggle to find the proper white balance, especially when the light is mixing. It will sacrifice contrast to get accurate skin tones, which is why the remaster feature/editing is there to save the picture.
As for Night Mode, I can't say much, as I don't take night shots, mainly sticking to day shots.
The Ultra Wide performance is great when provided with plenty of light to work with and has a decent DOF range for an f2.2. It might have some sharpening; who knows about the DOF range with it, as it's hard to find out the DOF range of an ultra-wide camera. Distortion is present when taking pictures with straight objects like long light bulbs. The distortion makes them curve a bit, but it's not the worst where it curves really hard.
So, for now, this is my review after 2 months of using the camera.
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- Bluetterfly
- raQ
- 05 Sep 2023
Upgraded from A50. I'm speaking from the pov of a50 to a54. The difference is hugeeee as there is 4 years gap. I'm loving this phone!! Battery is great even though I'm a heavy user. The 25w "super" fast charging is very nice and really fast compared to 15w. It takes just the right amount of time to charge. Not too slow and not too fast that you'll get worried about the battery and the temperature.. Games run smoothly too.. I'm really happy with this phone lol..
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- Anonymous
- 61V
- 05 Sep 2023
8.8 Million units of Galaxy A54 sold in 3 months and being one of top 10 best selling phone in 2023.
Most of the new samsung user coming from regreted ex-chinese phone user.
Congratulation Samsung 👍
Well done👍
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- Marcos Goncalves
- JnY
- 04 Sep 2023
M hossain, 02 Sep 2023After three months of use how is the battery life especiall... moreUsing for 5 months and is ok. Batter,y for my use least +1 day, without issues. I live in a hot country, and the smartphone didn't overtheat in normal use and light games. In heavy use (4K camera and heavy games), the temperature is between 39º and 43º C.
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- Anonymous
- pd%
- 03 Sep 2023
anon, 03 Sep 2023thanks!
wanted to buy the one i saw on amazon that you m... moreit was more than 400 for the green one, I should have been more clear, meaning 80 more just for the green one.
sad for payment, with amazon my bank requires at 2 step confirmations as soon as over 200 or so, now...
350 is the price most often, I'm watching those phones since some time.
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- anon
- Jf{
- 03 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 02 Sep 2023They are good to post on social medias. Contrast is not as ... morethanks!
wanted to buy the one i saw on amazon that you mentioned, at 350 euros but i can't due to personal issues with my card but i haven't seen the green at 80 euros
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- Anonymous
- pd%
- 03 Sep 2023
justasmile, 03 Sep 2023Yeah, but their update support and cameras are the compromi... morecurved screen are not completely useless... if you like showing off !!
for me it's slipery, fragile, complicated to swipe, anoying lightning.
for showing off with your S23 ultra, compared to that bulky sad pill ip pro max, it's like, night and day
- justasmile
- RxE
- 03 Sep 2023
OpposedScroll75, 01 Sep 2023As if Samsung doesn't. Take the huge bezels for exampl... moreYeah, but their update support and cameras are the compromises. Also, curved screens are useless.
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- AnonD-1090716
- KuY
- 03 Sep 2023
justasmile, 02 Sep 2023Source?Check the leaked clock speeds and the real clock speeds.
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- Anonymous
- nSy
- 02 Sep 2023
Ultima9 , 02 Sep 2023The back glass is gorilla glass 5. Not that fragileGlass is just a billion times more shattery than plastic. Was is it even victus 2. Also Heavey. And not environnement friendly at all.
Plastic takes marks but last longer.
I know, most of us think it's premium, smart as it came from iPhone, and bright and sturdy. Apple marketing is so strong they can make us believe any non sense and push it as a trend for other makers.
It's like that.
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- Ultima9
- tEf
- 02 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 02 Sep 2023I compared pictures again, selfie and outside, side by side... moreThe back glass is gorilla glass 5. Not that fragile
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- Anonymous
- pd%
- 02 Sep 2023
AnoN, 02 Sep 2023hi, does the pics get bad quality once shared on social med... moreThey are good to post on social medias. Contrast is not as pushed as the typical Samsung pictures, if it is about that. I would advise to try yourself before.
I wouldn't have paid 450 euros except I like in every little aspect. Around 350 is the price I found in some European countries, on Amazon. 325 is the lowest price new today in France, black. I saw 80 euros more for the green one, it is a steal, but it's less fingerprint probably.
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- AnoN
- Jf{
- 02 Sep 2023
Anonymous, 02 Sep 2023I compared pictures again, selfie and outside, side by side... morehi, does the pics get bad quality once shared on social media, such as insta or snap? i heard it can specially outside, but it depends on your internet.
would you recommend the a54, for 445 euros?
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- Anonymous
- pd%
- 02 Sep 2023
I compared pictures again, selfie and outside, side by side. I finally prefer A54, after getting used to it. A53 was boosting colors by a lot.
Also android GUI is smooth, significantly less web scrolling stutter as previous model, good adaptive refresh rate. exynos is ok, I don't game.
subjectively better battery life, in the end. my usage is social apps and a lot of web, I didn't get the exact SOT yet.
yes big bezels, and I don't like the fragile fingerprint glass-back (it's the trend, sadly for me). But for 325 euros today, it is hard to beat.
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- Anonymous
- L2s
- 02 Sep 2023
justasmile, 05 Jul 2023With the worse software and cameras, dont forget 😉Both miui and one ui are pretty crap imo. I used them both and UI-s that are close to stock or stock are the best. If you want value for money go for POCO F5 if you have more to spend pixel 7 or 7a.
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- M hossain
- 6p}
- 02 Sep 2023
After three months of use how is the battery life especially the camera and the phone getting how much hot..???
- you have to suffer
- PA7
- 02 Sep 2023
OpposedScroll75, 01 Sep 2023As if Samsung doesn't. Take the huge bezels for exampl... moresamsung is trying to be apple of midrange android phones. just sayin'
- you have to suffer
- PA7
- 02 Sep 2023
Fredie14, 26 Aug 2023a54 cam is better than s 20 fe..i got both phone..comparing 2020 flagship to 2023 midrange phone.. are you out of your mind?
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- AnonD-1068472
- CbI
- 02 Sep 2023
OpposedScroll75, 01 Sep 2023As if Samsung doesn't. Take the huge bezels for exampl... moreI completely agree. I only chose Samsung for it being the only good non-chinese brand that offers good software support. Else, there are various others brands with many features which Samsung lacks