Mid-range · 2022

Nokia X30

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.43″ AMOLED · 90Hz

695 5G 6 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Nokia X30 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.43″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.43"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

746 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

410,072

v10

GeekBench

1,920

Graphics test

GFXBench 17 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

6 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.4

Front camera

16 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

4200 mAh · 33 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4200 mAh

Lab endurance

94:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.5 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.5 LUFS)

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

185 g · 8.0 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

158.9 mm

Width

73.9 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

185 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.43″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

28% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 18 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

410k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Heavier in hand

185 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

14% larger battery capacity

4,200 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.43″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

410k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Heavier in hand

185 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Where to buy

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