Symphony Xplorer W50 Android review: Advantages and Disadvantages

Just yesterday I wrote about the advantages and disadvantages of Symphony Xplorer W10 Android phone. It’s all about a budget friendly Android smartphone when you can think about the W10. But that’s not the case for W10. It has certainly many things to talk about. Symphony launches Xplorer W50 with W10 and W25, both the devices are a couple of steps behind W50.

Symphony Xplorer W50 has an improved 3MP camera compared with W10. Its display is also slightly bigger and better in terms of resolution. It also supports Assisted-GPS as well 3G mobile network. But I am very much disappointed to see that it has the same 800MHz CPU just like Xplorer W10. It also has Android 2.3 Gingerbread built in like W10. That’s understandable, because you can’t expect more from an 10,990 taka (around $130) smartphone.

Lets focus on Symphony Android W50 complete feature list-

• OS: Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread
• Display: 3.75" TFT Capacitive 320 X 480 pixel touchscreen
• CPU: 800MHz
• Storage: User available ROM 180MB (Total 512MB)
• User available RAM 180MB (Total 256MB)
• Memory Card Extended up to 32GB
• Camera: 3MP Primary, 0.3MP Secondary
• Multimedia: MP3, MP4, FM
• Data Services: 3G, GPRS, EDGE, Video Calling, A-GPS
• Wi-Fi 802.11, Wi-Fi Hotspot
• Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, microUSB v2.0
• Built in Applications: Angry Bird, Fruit Ninza, Office Suite 6, BBC, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, YouTube, Google Play Store, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, GPS, Navigation
• Sensors: Proximity Sensor, G-Sensor
• Battery: 1300 mAH Lithium Ion Battery

After talking something about feature of Symphony W50 it’s time for talking about its advantages. Here we go-

• Android OS
• 3G support
• Large Capacitive touchscreen
• Has a secondary camera
• 32GB memory card support
• Assisted GPS and Navigation support
• Built in Wi-Fi with Hotspot support
• Office Suite, Skype, YouTube support
• Proximity Sensor, G-Sensor
• Comparatively cheap smartphone with one year of warranty

Symphony W50 Android Disadvantages-

• Lower resolution display
• Lower RAM memory
• CPU clock speed is not enough for multi-tasking
• 3MP main camera with no built-in flash
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread is an old version of Android OS
• You must carry an extra battery with you

Price of Symphony Xplorer W50 is almost 11,000 taka more than 3,500. But i am very much confused that is this device worth the price tag? May be W10 is better option think. But don't forget about 3G support it has. Government of Bangladesh will permit 3G mobile network within few months. And within 11,000 range its the best Android smartphone you can get anywhere in the world.