Samsung Galaxy M30s Summary

The Galaxy M30s is an update to the Samsung Galaxy M30 which was launched earlier this year. This new smartphone packs in a 6,000mAh battery which is its highlight feature. We were impressed with the AMOLED display on this smartphone as it was crisp and had good viewing angles. The 6.4-inch display also got bright enough when outdoors.

Samsung has picked the Exynos 9611 SoC to power the Galaxy M30s which is the same processor powering the Galaxy A50s, There are two variants of the Galaxy M30s, 4GB RAM with 64GB of storage and 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage. The processor isn’t as powerful as the Snapdragon 675 SoC but is on par with the Snapdragon 710 SoC.

The Galaxy M30s has a triple camera setup consisting of a 48-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. We were happy with the camera performance of the Galaxy M30s however, it was slow to focus while shooting macros. Video recording tops out at 4K but lacks stabilisation. On the other hand, videos shot at 1080p were stabilised.

We could use the Galaxy M30s for close to 2 days with our usage. The big battery does help to keep the phone away from the charger for long. Charging the phone took about 2 and a half hours with the supplied 15W charger.


Samsung Galaxy M30s Full Specifications

General

Brand Samsung
Model Galaxy M30s
Price in India ₹14,088
Release date 18th September 2019
Form factor Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm) 159.00 x 75.10 x 8.90
Weight (g) 188.00
Battery capacity (mAh) 6000
Removable battery No
Fast charging Proprietary
Wireless charging No
Colours Black, Blue, Opal Black, Pearl White, Sapphire Blue, White
SAR value 0.47
Display

Screen size (inches) 6.40
Touchscreen Yes
Resolution 1080×2340 pixels
Hardware

Processor 1.7GHz octa-core (4×1.7GHz + 4×2.3GHz)
Processor make Samsung Exynos 9611
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
Expandable storage Yes
Expandable storage type microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB) 512
Dedicated microSD slot Yes
Camera

Rear camera 48-megapixel (f/2.0) + 5-megapixel (f/2.2) + 8-megapixel (f/2.2)
Rear autofocus Yes
Rear flash Yes
Front camera 16-megapixel
Front flash No
Software

Operating system Android 9 Pie
Skin One UI
Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPS Yes
Bluetooth Yes
NFC No
Infrared No
USB OTG Yes
USB Type-C Yes
Headphones 3.5mm
Number of SIMs 2
Active 4G on both SIM cards Yes
SIM 1
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
Sensors

Fingerprint sensor Yes
Compass/ Magnetometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes