Upper mid-range · 2021

ZTE S30 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

Best for

Strength 144Hz AMOLED

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.67″ AMOLED · 144Hz

768G 5G 8 / 256 GB

4200 mAh 55W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 44 MP selfie

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

800 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SDM768 Snapdragon 768G 5G (7 nm) · 8-core 2.8 GHz · Adreno 620

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM768 Snapdragon 768G 5G (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

360,000

CPU

8-core, 2.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 620

Process

7 nm

CPU layout

1x Cortex A76 2.8 GHz + 1x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A76 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, MyOS 11 · 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 11, MyOS 11

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 44 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.4

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

44 MP

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 55 W wired

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

Capacity

4200 mAh

Wired charging

55 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2)

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 works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

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 BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8

5G n1, n3, n28a, n41, n78

Build & Design

183 g · 7.8 mm

Height

163.5 mm

Width

75.2 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

183 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 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

30% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 20 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

360k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

55 W vs 25 W charging

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

360k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

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