Samsung Galaxy A30 smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

On the last day of February 2019, Samsung will be showcasing its new line of smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona.

The hero of our review will be the Samsung Galaxy A30 smartphone, we will consider the advantages and disadvantages, technical characteristics, average price, configuration and other parameters.

We will also make a comparison with the closest competitors of the novelty - the A10 and A50 devices, so that users can understand which model is better to buy from this trio.

Galaxy A30 technical parameters

To date, almost all technical information on the Galaxy A series of phones is known.

Appearance

The smartphone will be equipped with a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a small bezel at the bottom of the screen and a teardrop-shaped protrusion for the front camera at the top. From experience, regarding the Galaxy S series, we can say that the brightness of such a screen in the sun does not suit everyone and it is not ideal. Moreover, these types of screens are very energy intensive, reducing battery life.

The diagonals of the A10 and A50 screens will be 6.2 and 6.4 inches, respectively. The device will have body dimensions of 158.5 * 74.5 * 7.7 mm.

Materials - glass front surface (Gorilla Glass) and plastic back and side panels. Actually, the design is called “3D Glossy Plastic”.

Although there are practically no high-quality renders with Samsung Galaxy A smartphones on the web, the color scheme is already known. The A 30 will be available in black, navy blue and white, as well as the A50. Galaxy A10 will appear only in gold and black colors.

There will be a fingerprint scanner on the back of the A30 case. The A50 can be unlocked by simply touching the screen. As far as we know, the A10 lacks a fingerprint scanner, but Face-Unlock will be present.

Screen

The “usable” surface will occupy 85.1% of the screen. The resolution is rather weak for a modern device - 1080 * 2340 pixels, however, it is quite enough for the human eye. The aspect ratio is 19.5: 9, the resolution is 403 ppi.

Memory

The phone is presented in two configurations - with 64 GB of internal memory and 4 GB of RAM - in a more advanced version, versus 32 and 3 GB - in a simpler one.

For the Galaxy A10, only the 3/32 GB version is available, for the A50 - 4/64 GB and 6/128 GB.
Also, the A30, like the A50, has a slot for installing a microSD card up to 512 GB, and the A10, unfortunately, lacks this opportunity.

Cameras

The main rear camera is dual, 16 megapixels, aperture f / 1.9 and 5 megapixels with f / 2.2. There is an LED flash, the ability to take panoramic photos, HDR mode. Video is shot in 1080p, 30 frames / sec.

Front or selfie camera - single, 16 megapixels with f / 1.9. There is also an HDR mode and video shooting in 1080p, also 30 fps.

Note that the Galaxy A10 model will have a single 13 megapixel main camera with f / 1.9, and the A50 - a triple one with 25 megapixels f / 1.7 + 5 megapixels f / 2.2 + 8 megapixels f / 2.4.

Their front cameras will also have significant differences. So, the A10 has a 5 megapixel camera with f / 2.0, and the A50 has a 25 megapixel camera with f / 2.0.

Unfortunately, it is not yet known how the Galaxy A30 takes pictures during the day in good lighting, and, moreover, how it takes pictures at night.Unfortunately, none of the bloggers and, even more so, of ordinary users have not yet tried the device in practice, respectively, it is impossible to find an example of a photo at this point in time.

Here I recall a meme from the vastness of social networks that it is worth forbidding Android owners to post their photos. Alas, the image quality really leaves much to be desired for non-flagship models. Despite the fact that both Samsung and Apple are the best manufacturers, going on a par in everything, the cameras of the latter, regardless of the novelty of the model and its price category, are of an order of magnitude better. We hope that the South Korean manufacturer is aware of this problem and will fix it in the new line. In the meantime, the sharpness of pictures is lame, and focusing does not always work as it should.

Filling

The smartphone will be delivered out of the box with Android OS, version 9.0 (Pie), which means there will be no unnecessary and often unnecessary presets for users.

The A30 uses the Exynos 7904 Octa chipset previously found on the Galaxy M20. Octa-core was chosen as the central processor for the smartphone, which includes 2 cores of 1.8 GHz "Kryo 260 Gold" and 6 cores of 1.6 GHz "Kryo 260 Silver". Given these parameters, you can expect the device to perform well.

The graphics processor of the device is Mali-G71 MP2. Recall that it was installed in some flagship models in 2017, as well as in a number of Chinese smartphones.

A50 will have a more powerful processor - Exynos 9610 with a clock rate of 2.3 GHz, so it is more suitable, for example, for games. Of course, the A10 will have a simpler processor - Exynos 7884 V, at 1.6 GHz.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy A30 will be powered by a 4000mAh non-removable lithium polymer battery. For comparison, with a diagonal of 5 inches, this power is enough for 25 hours of work in reading mode, or for 14 hours in video mode, or for 7 hours of games. Accordingly, given that the display in this model is much larger, the model is hardly suitable for active games, since it will be discharged quickly enough.

Of the advantages, we note the presence of the 15 W Type-C fast charging function, which will significantly reduce the time for normal battery recovery of such a volume to its original level (9-10 hours).

As for the smartphones A10 and A50, they will also be equipped with 4000 mAh batteries.

Equipment

Reflections on bundling will be rather abstract. We focus on previous models, as Samsung is usually conservative in such things.

The kit will probably fit in a classic black box. Users will also find documentation there - instructions and warranty, a clip for a SIM and microSD slot, a Type-C 2.0 USB cable (the length of the cord is not yet known), as well as a charging unit, headphones, a set of interchangeable ear pads and, possibly, various adapters.

So, for convenience, we present all the above parameters of the Samsung Galaxy A30 smartphone in the table:

Device cost

There is still no definitive information on the price.At the very least, we can say for sure that the A series is not a flagship, and therefore not very expensive. And, given that the A10, 30 and 50 models are completely new, the prices are unlikely to be completely budgetary.

On the Internet, users are actively evaluating how much such a device costs, taking into account the components involved.

So, the Galaxy A10 device is estimated at about 7-8 thousand rubles, the A30 - at 15 thousand, and the A50 should budget up to 25 thousand. Probably, so that the popularity of the models does not fall - the company will not raise prices. But, is it really so - we will find out very soon.

Where is it profitable to buy a smartphone

As noted above, until February 28, the smartphone will not be on sale anywhere. But, a little later, the new product will appear in both regular and online stores.

For example, the Yandex.Market service will help you track prices, which will collect the best deals from most sellers in your city or nearby large population centers.

Pros and cons of Galaxy A30

Let's highlight the positive and negative features of the smartphone, based on the technical data and the experience of the components in other devices of the manufacturer, since the users have no real operating experience yet.

• Affordable price;
• Reliable manufacturer;
• Fast charging;
• Stylish and modern design, minimum top and bottom margins;
• Productive and nimble, thanks to a modern 8-core processor;
• Dual camera with bokeh effect;
• Pure operating system Android 9.0;
• Extensive functionality;
• Well-known interface to all;
• NFC wireless payment function;
• A comfortable and large screen for watching videos, reading and “light” games.

• Low autonomy, since an insufficiently powerful battery is installed on a smartphone with a large screen;
• Screen with AMOLED technology - for an amateur - the colors are too contrasting and unnatural, the brightness is lacking in bright sunlight, and the power consumption is too high compared to IPS;
• Poor shooting quality, in comparison with Samsung's competitor, Apple, - autofocus suffers, and with it the detail and clarity of pictures.

We hope the review was helpful and informative. If you still doubt which company is better to buy a smartphone and how to choose the best option, we recommend that you look at any other rating of high-quality devices on our website, which will collect popular models - both inexpensive and flagship ones, as well as user reviews about them.