Lower mid-range · 2021

ZTE S30 SE

Name: ZTE S30 SE
Brand: ZTE

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

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery — but slow 18W charging shows its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh)

Watch out 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.67″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Dimensity 700 6 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 18W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

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Full specifications

What stands out

240 fps slow motion for action clips

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

Basic CPU

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

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 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 · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

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