Mid-range · 2019

Samsung Galaxy A30s

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.4″ AMOLED · 60Hz

7904 3 / 32 GB

4000 mAh 15W charging

25 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · Super AMOLED · 720 × 1560 · 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

720 × 1560 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

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

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

251,898

v10

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Mali-G71 MP2

Process

14 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

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

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1 · 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, One UI 3.1

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

25 MP f/1.7 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

25 MP f/1.7

Ultrawide

8 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

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 · 4/64GB · 4/128GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

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

169 g · 7.8 mm

Height

158.5 mm

Width

74.7 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

169 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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

Better display tech

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 720 × 1560 vs 828 × 1792 resolution

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

252k vs 816k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1560 vs 1080 × 2280 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.4″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

252k vs 390k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 169 g vs 150 g

Full comparison

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