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GSMArena team, 24 June 2019

Samsung Galaxy A30 review

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  • User reviews
  • Galaxy A30
  • 3.3

1. Introduction, specs, unboxing
  1. 1. Introduction, specs, unboxing
  2. 2. Design, 360-degree spin
  3. 3. Lab tests - display, battery life, speaker, audio quality
  4. 4. Software and performance
  5. 5. Camera features, image and video quality
  6. 6. Alternatives, the verdict, pros and cons
  7.  
  8. Samsung Galaxy A30 specification
  9. User opinions and reviews
  10. Review comments (158)

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Introduction

The new Samsung Galaxy A series has proven to be an excellent lineup of offers starting from the budget A10 and going all the way to the upper-midrange A80. We already reviewed a bunch of those As, but we are far from done yet - there are still so many of them left. And today it's the Galaxy A30's turn - an intriguing mixture of A40's internals and A50's display.

The Galaxy A (2019) smartphones have a couple of common features, and the A30 is no different - it has a glasstic body, a Super AMOLED screen, and a multi-camera setup on the back that includes an ultra-wide-angle snapper. But this phone is sort of an oddball.

Samsung Galaxy A30 review

We guess at some point Samsung had this plan to arrange those models by price, but the Galaxy A30 does not fall into the ranks so well as it is more expensive than the A40 model. And it makes sense to be that way since the Galaxy A30 packs a larger AMOLED and a beefier battery compared to the A40.

Samsung Galaxy A30 review

So, the Galaxy A30 is jam-packed with nice hardware - the 6.4" Infinity-U AMOLED is among the best screens in the entire midrange class, there is a snappy enough Exynos chipset, a dual-camera on the back, a huge 4,000 mAh battery, and Samsung's latest One UI on top of Pie OS.

Samsung Galaxy A30 specs

  • Body: Gorilla Glass 3 front, plastic frame and back;
  • Screen: 6.4" Super AMOLED; 19.5:9 aspect ratio; FullHD+ (1080 x 2340 px)
  • Rear cameras: 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF; 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
  • Video capture: 1080p@30fps
  • Front camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, fixed-focus; 1080p video
  • Chipset: Exynos 7904 Octa (10nm), octa-core processor (2x Cortex-A73@1.8GHz + 6x Cortex-A53@1.6GHz), Mali-G71MP2 GPU.
  • Memory: 4GB of RAM + 64GB storage / 3GB of RAM + 32GB storage; Up to 512GB microSD card
  • OS: Android 9.0 Pie; Samsung One UI on top
  • Battery: 4,000mAh Li-Ion; 15W quick charge
  • Connectivity: Dual-SIM/ Single-SIM options available; LTE; USB 2.0 Type-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS + GLONASS + BDS; Bluetooth 5.0; FM radio
  • Misc: Single bottom-firing speaker, rear-mounted fingerprint reader

What's missing? Just water-resistance. Indeed, water-resistance was the cornerstone for the Galaxy A series, but not anymore. None of the latest A phones comes with ingress protection, but they are not losing any slots or jacks, so it's a silver lining of a sorts.

Unboxing the Galaxy A30

The Galaxy A30 retail box contains the usual bunch - a USB-C cable, a rather cheap-looking pair of headphones with a mic, and a charger.

The A30 supports 15W fast charging, Samsung's Adaptive Fast Charging to be specific, and get the corresponding charger bundled with each A30.

Samsung Galaxy A30 review

Finally, there is a factory-applied screen protector on the Galaxy A30. It's a very thin and rather easy to peel off, but it's still useful, and we appreciate it.

Next Page » 2. Design, 360-degree spin
1. Introduction, specs, unboxing
  1. 1. Introduction, specs, unboxing
  2. 2. Design, 360-degree spin
  3. 3. Lab tests - display, battery life, speaker, audio quality
  4. 4. Software and performance
  5. 5. Camera features, image and video quality
  6. 6. Alternatives, the verdict, pros and cons
  7.  
  8. Samsung Galaxy A30 specification
  9. User opinions and reviews
  10. Review comments (158)

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Samsung Galaxy A30 review - Reader comments

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  • Swii
  • j{q
  • 14 Jan 2021

I don't get message notifications and all the necessary options that should be checked are. How do I get this fixed?

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  • Giri
  • 7tS
  • 13 Jan 2021

Can we use 45w charger for a30

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  • Anonymous
  • apL
  • 08 Jan 2021

Someone may have either scammed you or you need to try device care in the settings and see if anything improves

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Total reader comments: 158

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