Entry-level · 2019

Samsung Galaxy A30

Name: Samsung Galaxy A30
Brand: Samsung

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

A basic entry-level phone with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery and slow 15W charging show its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh), 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.4″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Exynos 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 messaging, calls, and 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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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

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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

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