Lower mid-range · 2021

ZTE S30 SE

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Our Take

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

Best for

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.67″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

700 6 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 18W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

379,800

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

7 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 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

48 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

8 MP

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, Beidou

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 — 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, n28a, n41, n78

Build & Design

210 g · 9.6 mm

Height

165.8 mm

Width

77.0 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

Weight

210 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), 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

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

85% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

380k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

50% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

380k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Where to buy

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