Mid-range · 2019

Samsung Galaxy A30

Name: Samsung Galaxy A30
Brand: Samsung
Price: 130000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦75,000 to ₦130,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04e

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.4″ AMOLED · 60Hz

7904 3 / 32 GB

4000 mAh 15W charging

16 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy A30 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.4"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

548 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Exynos 7904 (14 nm) · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Mali-G71 MP2

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

107,452

GeekBench

4,146

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Mali-G71 MP2

Process

14 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2x Cortex A73 1.8 GHz + 6x Cortex A53 1.6 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11 · 2-year support

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 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/1.7 main · 16 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

16 MP f/1.7

Ultrawide

5 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

4000 mAh · 15 W wired

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

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

92:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

3/32GB · 3/64GB · 4/64GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

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

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20

Build & Design

165 g · 7.7 mm

Height

158.5 mm

Width

74.7 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm

Weight

165 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), 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 11

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

107k vs 816k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.4″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

107k vs 390k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦75,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦80,000

Fair for used

Yhujay Gadgets and Hub

7.1 yrs · 24 feedback · 32GB

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Jiji Used

₦90,000

Harry's Gadgets

2.5 yrs · 28 feedback · 32GB

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Jiji Used

₦130,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 32GB

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Jiji Used

₦75,000

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Floyd Godson

32GB

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

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