Samsung Galaxy F62

The Samsung Galaxy F62 is a new mid-ranger that opts for a different recipe than the rest of the segment by opting for an older flagship chipset. The result, somewhat unsurprisingly, is disappointing as were left with a bulky phone with inconsistent performance and just above-average battery life. For what it’s worth, the cameras and the display are great.

Samsung has pretended to launch the battery beast of the company. Samsung named that battery beast as F62.It has a massive battery of 7000MAH.Battery is made of lithium-polimer(li-po).

Samsung is offering a great visual experience within its F62 model, featuring a Super AMOLED screen besides enhanced resolution. Further, the 8GB RAM of the device facilitates quite an impressive user experience.

 The robust 6000mAh battery loaded within the device ensures heavy-duty workloads once 100% charged. In case you are searching for a smartphone with great cameras, Samsung F62 can be your ultimate choice with its 32MP selfie lens and quad shooters on the rear front.

Even though Samsung has focused the battery they also concentrated on both screen and camera. It has a massive screen size of 6.7 inch(1080×2400 pi) which is a SUPER AMOLED PANEL.

Samsung Galaxy F62 features 8GB RAM accompanied by a Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. The smartphone is also loaded with Samsung Exynos 9 octa 9611 chipset and an Octa-core, Quad core 2.3GHz, Cortex A73 + Quad core 1.7GHz Cortex A53 processor layout.

Samsung Galaxy F62 exhibits internal storage of 128GB which can be extended up to 512GB. You can place calls in 4G VoLTE network. Moreover, the device is also compatible with additional connectivity options like Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, Bluetooth v5.1, A-GPS, USB Type-C.

The Super AMOLED screen feels nice and bright. The deep blacks, rich contrast, and vivid colours are also present. You can even adjust the colour tone of your liking if you are not happy with the default colour temperature. There is also an Always-on Display feature with a ton of themes from the Samsung theme store. The screen is bright enough to view content in the direct sunlight as well. Watching shows and movies were fine on the Galaxy F62. 

There is no doubt that Samsung makes the best displays for smartphones. However, not having a high refresh rate screen is a disappointment. For a phone that costs over Rs 20,000 in 2021, it looks like Samsung has missed the opportunity to stand out from the crowd. Considering we have seen OnePlus, Realme and recently the Redmi Note 10 Pro series are offering a high refresh rate + AMOLED combo at this price point or even less, we really hope Samsung jumps to the train soon. 

The 32MP shoots at 8MP by default while you can also click 32MP selfies. There is a wide-angle option for groufies as well. The results were quite good here as well. The colours were close to reality with a good dynamic range. Just like the M51, the skin tone sometimes tended to alter but, most of the time it worked fine. 

Both the cameras can record videos up to 4K @ 30fps. There is no option to shoot at 60fps which is sad as the phone is powered by a flagship-grade chip, we hope Samsung can enable the 60fps function in the coming days. The lack of OIS makes the video look very average, though the software-based stabilization tries to make it up for it. 

The Galaxy F62 has capable cameras with excellent performance in daylight and on par performance in low-light scenarios. Selfies are also handled pretty well on the Galaxy F62. 

Specifications : 

     

Dimensions : 163.9 x 76.3 x 9.5 mm (6.45 x 3.00 x 0.37 in)

Weight : 218 g (7.69 oz)

Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY: Type Super AMOLED Plus, 420 nits (peak)

Size : 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution : 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density)

OS : Android 11, One UI 3.1

Chipset Exynos 9825 (7 nm)

CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Exynos M4 & 2x2.40 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU Mali-G76 MP12

MEMORY : Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA : Quad 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)

5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Features LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA: Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm

Features HDR

Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SOUND: Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

COMMS: WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE

GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC Yes

Radio FM radio, recording

USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Futures:

Sensors : Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser : HTML5

BATTERY: Type Li-Po 7000 mAh, non-removable

Charging Fast charging 25W

MISC : Colors Laser Green, Laser Gray, Laser Blue

Models : SM-E625F, SM-E625F/DS

SAR 0.74 W/kg (head)  

The Samsung Galaxy F62 also follows the design language that’s pretty much similar to the Galaxy M series with a few minor changes and new colourways. The Galaxy F62 is available in three colour options - Laser Green, Laser Gray, and Laser Blue. We are testing the Laser Green variant for review. It has a unique look to it and comes with vertical lines at the back. The bottom part on the back looks like a mirror which gives the phone a dual-tone finish. Overall, I liked this new design approach from Samsung, especially the Laser Green colour. 

While the back of the Galaxy M51 had a plain and boring back, the F62 brings gradient and stripes design to the back, which looks good. However, the back is still a “Glasstic” which is Samsung’s fancy name for polycarbonate. The back panel is smooth and offers a good grip to hold in the hand. Similar to the Galaxy M51, the F62’s back is also prone to scratches as well as smudges easily. It’s a fingerprint magnet as well. To make things even worse, Samsung is not providing a case in the box as well. 

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