2023-07-05 23:00:00
The world of smartphones is constantly evolving, the competition for the title of best cost-effective cell phone of the year is fierce. In this context, the M54 appears, the new battery king, with its impressive capacity of 6000mAh. Will he be able to dethrone the acclaimed Galaxy A54 and conquer the rank of best cost-effective cell phone of 2023? In this article, we are going to take a detailed look at the characteristics of this device to find out if it really deserves this title. From its high-resolution cameras to hardware performance and build quality, we’ll evaluate every aspect of the M54 to help you decide if this is the right phone for your needs.
Galaxy M54 Review (in video)
cameras
When we are talking regarding cameras, we have a stabilized 108MP main sensor, followed by an ultrawide lens and 8MP sensor and finally a macro camera with a 2MP sensor. To complete, we have a 32MP sensor as a selfie camera. The cell phone has the ability to record videos in 4K at 30fps both in the main camera and in the selfie.
Those who are familiar with Samsung cameras know that it adds a dash of saturation to photos, making colors more vivid and salient. Many people like this photo profile, as they are ready to post on social networks. My personal taste goes along that line too.
One thing I’ve noticed with Samsung cameras is standardization, whether it’s a cheaper phone or the more expensive ones, you’ll get a style of photo. This is good for the brand, as cheaper phones are delivering high quality photos.
Another important aspect to mention in photos is sharpness. Two years ago there was even exaggerated sharpness, something that was attenuated in 2022 and improved now in 2023. The photo comes out with good sharpness but without exaggeration, you look at it and say, wow, what quality.
The dynamic range doesn’t seem to have been modified, you can see the HDR working well in balancing sky colors, even taking a photo in the shade.
You want to know if it’s worth taking a picture with the 108MP active, well, it’s just for you to be able to zoom in on the image without losing quality, which is good, but the weight of the image is big, so be aware of that.
The night photos are great too, but I must say that it is necessary to turn on the camera’s night mode, if there is no movement and then the photo is not as good as it should be.
Selfies
Selfie photos follow the same style, with good sharpness and colors. Dynamic range isn’t as good on the front camera, especially when you take a photo once morest the sun. Portrait mode blurs the corners sometimes too much, but the cropping is fine.
One setting you need to do on the selfie camera is to remove the beautification, in 2023 Samsung still leaves active filters on the camera. Enjoy now, if you haven’t already, and activate the grid to better align the photos.
Battery
Now let’s talk a little regarding the battery, with a capacity of 6000mAh the M54 promises to deliver high autonomy. In the Oficina da Net battery test, where we put the smartphone in seven different scenarios during a period of 7h45min to see if it can handle all that screen time. The idea is to simulate heavy daily use, if at the end of the test it arrives with battery, it is considered a good result.
The Galaxy M54 completed the entire period and still had 38% battery left. A result that guaranteed him the 1st position in the battery ranking, where we have already analyzed more than 50 smartphones. That is, certainly if you use the cell phone with enough intensity, you will still have battery left over at the end of the day, what I mean is that you will have battery for more than one day.
samsung charger
Its charging time, which left me embarrassed, took 2h44min to complete the charge from 0 to 100%, thanks to the 15W charger that comes in the box. Samsung sends a charger, but this capacity is bad for a smartphone of this size. We see competitors shipping chargers that are at least twice as powerful. This is a point that Samsung needs to improve.
Hardware and Performance
In hardware we have Samsung’s own processor, Exynos 1380, with 4 strong cores of 2.4Ghz. It brings 8GB of RAM and versions of 128GB or 256GB of internal storage.
This set manages to perform reasonably well, but how did it compare to its predecessor?
In the AnTuTu benchmark, one of the most complete tests, the M54 scored 439 thousand points, once morest 455 thousand for the M53 and 503 thousand for the A54.
In CPU Throttling, the M54 scored 227 thousand points, once morest 194 thousand for the M53 and 217 for the A54. I’ll leave here a link to the complete performance ranking, where you can compare cell phones.
In games it was no different, Fortnite the M54 made 43 frames of average with 31 of minimum, once morest 30 of average and 15 of minimum of the M53, already the A54 had 54 frames of average with 40 of minimum. Genshin Impact which is another heavy game, M54 won too, with 40 frames average once morest 30 from M53, A54 in that game was disappointing, with 27 frames average, only.
It is proven that Samsung brought improvements in performance from the previous generation and that is great. But there are also inconsistent data between cell phones of the same generation, sometimes the A54 is better, sometimes the M54, which is strange, following all they have practically the same hardware.
Have you seen this full gaming and performance test? Then get to know our other channel here on Youtube, Roda Liso. In it we test every cell phone that passes through here in several heavy games. We even tested the M54, there’s a link in the description, watch following this one.
Construction
Design and construction of the M54
The handset is constructed of plastic at the back and the frame is plastic as well. It has no protection once morest water and dust. It is yet another smartphone from Samsung that inherited the design of the S line, maintaining simplicity and a set of cameras with separate sensors and popping out of the back of the device.
The front has less expressive edges than the A54, the screen has Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It has a fingerprint sensor on the side, on the off button.
It has mono sound and does not have a headphone jack, has no protection once morest water. It is a simple device, with a modest finish, the A54 has an advantage in this regard, but it is still a beautiful cell phone, maintaining Samsung’s 2023 standard.
Bodies
M54 screen
The screen is standard Samsung, a great Super AMOLED Plus panel with 6.7″ in size occupying 85% of the front area, which I think is suitable for constant and daily use, has extended FULLHD resolution, with 120Hz refresh rate. they are vibrant and strong, it has enough shine but not so strong to see in the sun.
Prices and competitors
The day I finished this review, the M54 was costing R$ 1600, the 128GB version, which represents 47% less than the original value released. That is, just over three months since its launch, it has already lost half of its value. Which shows that it arrived costing a lot, but following all, what is the ideal price to pay for the M54?
Analyzing some competitors in this price range, we have the famous S20 FE as a competitor, they have similarities, the S20 FE performs better, has IP68, but because it is more recent, the M54 will deliver more Android updates, not to mention the battery that lasts much longer.
We have the A54 as another cell phone to compete, they are in the same price range, have the same processor, the difference is in the set of cameras, construction and battery. The main camera of the M54 is 108MP, once morest 50MP of the A54. This can be a quality difference in night shots.
Responding to the previous question, the ideal amount to pay is below R$ 1,600, which is already the price at the moment.
Conclusion
Galaxy M54
As you can see, Samsung’s Galaxy M54 has had significant improvements over its predecessor, showing that Samsung can make good processors.
The Galaxy M54 delivers a set that I really liked, it agrees with me, screen and standard Samsung cameras, when I say that, you know that the screen is a Super Amoled with great quality, good colors, sharpness and fluidity. On cameras, I’m overly excited regarding Samsung, all smartphones whether it’s the cheapest or the most expensive are doing excellent pictures. For the cell phone market this is great, it will force other companies to work a lot on cameras, something that Samsung has been dominating.
Performance is something that Samsung intermediaries do well, battery was a problem in 2022, but it seems that it was solved in 2023, now it remains for Samsung to improve its chargers, which despite people’s habit of charging at night, there are cases in which we need to charge fast, this point the manufacturer has left something to be desired.
And Android updates, so it goes without saying, when Samsung announced 4 major updates for several lines, it also made other manufacturers itch to run following it, so far no other has delivered 4 updates on mid-range smartphones.
The grades that the Galaxy M54 received were:
Cameras: 9.0 Battery: 10 Performance: 8.1 Design & Build: 8.5 Display: 8.6 OVERALL RESULT: 8.8
With this result, the M54 took 15th place in our ranking of the best cell phones analyzed here at Oficina da Net, highlighting the amount charged for it at the time, which makes it the best value for money among smartphones in this price range.
1688602141
#6000mAh #battery #GREAT #price
