Lenovo moto S50 hands-on: the most hardcore small-screen phone in its class

If there is any new trend worth noting in today’s mobile phone market, the resurgence of small-screen products is undoubtedly one of them. The size of about 6.3 inches undoubtedly takes better into account the hand feel and appearance than the traditional 6.7-inch large screen, but unfortunately, this trend of small screens seems to have only reached the flagship market, while the broader mainstream market is still dominated by large-screen products.

That’s why I was so surprised when I got the new Lenovo moto S50. It is not only the first small-screen product in the current price range of more than 2,000 yuan, but also has a lot of advanced configurations such as 1.5K screen, AI triple camera, wireless charging, and under-screen fingerprint unlocking. Let’s take a look at the actual user experience of Lenovo moto S50.

Design: Small screen with good look and feel, hardcore and good quality

The design of Lenovo moto S50 inherits classic elements while showing a new fashion style. It provides three Pantone colors: Persimmon Orange, Latte, and Floral Blue, and uses anti-fouling nano-leather back panel. This material not only has a high-quality texture, but also has excellent anti-fouling properties, which can effectively prevent the intrusion of fingerprints and stains.

The back panel continues the seamless body design, with minimalist lines and soft curves, making the transition between the camera module and the back panel natural. The rounded curve design not only enhances the visual harmony, but also significantly improves the grip of the whole device.

In terms of body size, Lenovo moto S50 has a compact body of 6.36 inches, a body width of 71mm and weighs only 170.2g, making it extremely portable and light.

The central mass center distribution design makes the phone more balanced when operated with one hand, and users can feel unprecedented comfort in daily use. At the same time, the ultra-micro arc design of the edge combined with the trendy small vertical edge technology not only makes the phone look more modern, but also further improves the stability and comfort of holding.

In addition, the metal middle frame of Lenovo moto S50 uses SNCVM 5-layer coloring process, which not only keeps the color of the middle frame consistent with the body, but also has stronger wear resistance and is not easy to fade. After long-term use, S50 can still maintain a bright and new appearance, which is refreshing.

It is worth mentioning that Lenovo moto S50 not only has an outstanding appearance design, but also has passed the SGS King Kong quality certification, becoming one of the first mobile phones to obtain this certification.

This means that it has passed 16 tests under extreme conditions, including temperature changes, strong impact, deep waterproofing, corrosion resistance, etc. Coupled with IP68 dust and water resistance and wet hand touch support, the S50 can provide users with a long-lasting and reliable experience in both daily life and extreme environments.

Performance: Dimensity 7300, 68W fast charging and long battery life

In terms of performance, this phone uses the Dimensity 7300 processor, supports 5G networks, and is equipped with high thermal conductivity aluminum alloy heat dissipation materials, which ensures the stability and smoothness of the phone’s performance during long-term use. In order to test the actual performance, the author used two mainstream games, “Honor of Kings” and “Genshin Impact”, to test it. I will talk to you about the actual gaming experience.

The image quality of “Honor of Kings” is set to HD, the resolution is ultra-high, anti-aliasing is turned on, and the frame rate is 60 frames. The actual frame rate of a ranked game is 60 frames, and the stable frame index is 0.1, which is very smooth and has no fluctuations.

The picture quality of “Genshin Impact” is set to extremely high, and the frame rate is set to 60 frames. Lenovo moto S50 can achieve a stable 45 frames, with only one or two small fluctuations overall, which does not affect the gaming experience.

Overall, the Dimensity 7300 has no problem with smoothness in daily use, and can provide a relatively good experience when dealing with some mainstream medium-stress games.

In addition, this machine also has a built-in MAXE engine, which can perform targeted optimizations for scenarios such as network acceleration, game energy efficiency, memory acceleration, intelligent temperature control, storage acceleration, etc., reduce network latency, improve game fluency and frame rate stability, reduce power consumption, and allow players to gain points without getting angry.

In order to enjoy the game, the battery life of the phone must also be strong to keep scoring. Lenovo moto S50 supports a combination of 68W fast charging + 15W wireless flash charging, which is quite rare in the same price range. After testing, the wired fast charging of this machine can replenish 48% of the power in 15 minutes. In the ranking intervals of “Honor of Kings” and “Golden Shovel War”, you can play a few more games by charging for a while.

At the same time, this machine also combines its own long-life technology and large capacity characteristics. Therefore, it can not only solve the anxiety of single-charge battery life, but also maintain long battery life after long-term use. After 5 hours of heavy battery life test, the machine still has 59% of power left. With the fast charging mentioned above, it can be said to have achieved “long use and fast charging”.

Image: AI triple-camera imaging system, high-end images at a glance

Lenovo moto S50 is equipped with three cameras. The 50-megapixel main camera uses the new Sony IMX896 sensor, has a large 1/1.56-inch bottom and a large aperture of f.1.8, which can provide enough light input, making it easy to take pictures in well-lit environments. This lens also supports OIS optical image stabilization, and can produce bright pictures even in low-light scenes.

It can be seen that the sample pictures taken by the Lenovo moto S50 main camera are brightly colored, with good exposure and a fairly wide dynamic range. The details in the dark parts of the backlit scenes are also clearly visible, and it can take high-quality portraits and landscape images.

When taking night photos, the sample photos did not show overexposure or darkness, there was no color discontinuity, the film was output very quickly, the details were good, the light and dark parts were handled very properly, it looked very natural, and could actually restore what the user really saw.

Lenovo moto S50 is also equipped with a telephoto lens that is rare in its class. This 10-megapixel lens supports 3x optical zoom and up to 30x hybrid zoom. OIS optical image stabilization + AF autofocus are also sufficient to ensure picture stability during handheld telephoto photography. It is also paired with the new moto image brain AI algorithm, which can better restore natural colors, enhance picture levels, and capture light and shadow details.

With the help of hardcore configuration and powerful AI algorithms, Lenovo moto S50 can retain rich details in telephoto zoom shooting of 3X and above, with little image noise, and excellent exposure and color accuracy.

In general, Lenovo moto S50 efficiently integrates hard-core imaging configuration with excellent AI algorithms, reducing the tedious operation of adjusting parameters, allowing users to get started quickly and shoot whenever they want. The imaging display is richer in color and more natural and realistic. It not only makes it easier for users to take pictures, but also makes it easier to take high-end blockbusters, which is quite worthy of recognition.

AI experience: multiple AI functions are supported, all the necessary functions are available

The AI ​​capabilities of Lenovo moto S50 are not only reflected in imaging, but also cover all aspects of daily life. It has built-in Lenovo Xiaotian personal intelligent body, which can communicate naturally with users, translate, summarize, and continue documents, and control system settings and applications in the phone, becoming your portable “AI secretary”.

In order to further enhance the playability of the phone, Lenovo moto S50 also has an “AI Painter” function. Users only need to give a few keywords, select the generated size and picture style, and they can “print with one click” to get the pictures they want and let their imagination run wild.

For travel scenarios, Lenovo moto S50 supports the “AI Travel” function, which can intelligently display the weather at the destination based on flight and high-speed rail information, remind users whether they have brought their ID cards, chargers, toiletries and other carry-on luggage, and even the check-in counters and luggage carousels at the airport can be displayed, so you no longer have to worry about finding your way back and forth in the airport.

Many users are accustomed to listening to music or watching TV series while exercising. Lenovo moto S50 allows users to customize scenes and automatically open the corresponding APP; AI can also intelligently learn users’ sleeping habits and automatically turn on the Do Not Disturb mode, so that users will no longer be disturbed by ringtones.

Final Thoughts

At the end of the article, let’s briefly summarize the Lenovo moto S50. As a small-screen product rarely seen in the market at a price of more than 2,000 yuan, the Lenovo moto S50 has not lost any configuration despite its smaller size. The AI ​​triple camera with a complete main, long, and wide camera can meet the user’s photography needs in all scenarios. The Dimensity 7300 is also sufficient to meet the user’s daily use needs. The 6.36-inch 1.5K straight screen has achieved a good feel and look. For small-screen enthusiasts, the Lenovo moto S50 is undoubtedly a good choice with high quality and price ratio.