Entry-level · 2019

Samsung Galaxy M30s

Name: Samsung Galaxy M30s
Brand: Samsung

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A13 (SM-A137)

A basic entry-level phone with all-day battery and an AMOLED screen — but slow 15W charging and 64GB storage show its age.

Best for Streaming · social · long days out

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), AMOLED screen

Watch out 15W charging (slow), 64GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.4″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz

Exynos 9611 4 / 64 GB

6000 mAh 15W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Samsung Galaxy M30s looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

480 fps slow motion for action clips

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

642 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Exynos 9611 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Mali-G72 MP3

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Exynos 9611 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

180,321

GeekBench

1,288

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Mali-G72 MP3

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

4x Cortex A73 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.67 GHz

Camera

48 MP f/2.0 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

48 MP f/2.0

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM1, 1/2", 0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

6000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

6000 mAh

Lab endurance

130:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

UFS 2.1

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

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

188 g · 8.9 mm

Height

159.0 mm

Width

75.1 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

188 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

93% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

180k vs 816k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 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

94% larger battery capacity

6,000 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

180k vs 390k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 188 g vs 150 g

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Performance

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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