Samsung Galaxy M30 smartphone review

The Samsung company is a well-known manufacturer of electronic equipment. It has been on the market for a long time and has earned itself a reputation as a responsible manufacturer. A particular peak of popularity fell on the Galaxy C, J and On phones. The company decided to abandon them and discontinue their release. They were replaced by the Samsung Galaxy M30 smartphone - advantages and disadvantages, which could pass from its predecessors.

Samsung's announcements have been impressive. Everyone was in anticipation of the release of a new series of smart devices. As planned by the developers, this should be a budget device with an average price of $ 300. Knowing the company's standards, no one expected it to be a simple phone with a standard set of functions and cheap filling. To what extent expectations correspond to reality, let's try to figure it out within the framework of this article.

General description of Samsung Galaxy M30

The Samsung company has found particular success with the release of highly branded models of Galaxy smartphones. After some time, various modifications of this series began to appear on the market. With each release of the novelty, the confusion only intensified. At the end of the year, it became known about the appearance of another novelty of the M series, which very intrigued users. The average price of such a phone is $ 300, which is an order of magnitude lower than the flagship predecessors. The devices clearly belong to the budget category, but how much they are inferior or superior in characteristics to the previous versions of similar gadgets.

The company announced its decision to discontinue the Galaxy C, J and On models and launch the M10, M20 and M30. Samsung wants to continue to develop exactly M-type devices for people with average incomes. In the catalogs they pass under the indexes SM-M105F, SM-M205F and SM-M305F. Information about them is already on the network and published on the manufacturer's website.

All models support work with two SIM cards. One of them is nano size, the other is standard. The USB connector is standard type C, and all three also have the ability to connect headphones using a 3.5 mm plug. The M30 has the largest amount of RAM, which reaches 4 GB, permanent and removable 32 GB and 512 GB, respectively. The display is made of an active matrix based on biological LEDs. The M10 and M20 are equipped with liquid crystal displays based on thin-film transistors. All of them are frameless with a small cutout at the top for the camera and speaker.

The average price for such phones is 19,000 rubles. They work under the Android operating system. M10 and M20 have 8.1 with Oreo firmware, M30 has 9.0 Pai assembly. Even modern flagships of other well-known brands do not have such an operating system. They have already been adapted to work in our country.

Comparative table of characteristics

Design and dimensions

As you can see from the table, the Samsung Galaxy M30 gained in height and weight, but decreased in thickness and width. And this tendency of changes can be seen across the entire line. However, the location of buttons and sensors remains the same for all versions of phones. It is believed that the changes are made by the company deliberately, so that there is a visual difference between the devices of different series. Their characteristics undoubtedly change, but so that customers can recognize this or that device by eye immediately upon purchase.The color of the case is black for all, but the manufacturer's website has options with different colors. Perhaps these are modifications for the future. The device's ergonomics is excellent, it fits perfectly in the hand, fits into a pocket of trousers or a bag.

Screen

The display measures 6.38 inches, which is larger than previous versions of the product. In fact, it is clear that the M30 is an improved model of its predecessors. The principal difference is the use of the new Super AMOLED technology, which involves the use of new matrices with biological LEDs. Not even all new flagships of other brands have such screens.

In terms of point density, it is inferior to M20, but its ratio has increased, which indicates a decrease in framing. However, it is difficult to see fundamental differences in image and video quality. Only their sizes have changed. Such changes will delight fans of active games for whom improved characteristics are important.

Cameras

There are no differences in the parameters of the rear cameras in this series yet, but the front cameras have them. Its resolution has been increased to 16 megapixels. Selfies are clearer, with improved sharpness, detail and light sensitivity. It is not clear only why the developers decided to use two modules with such a resolution of the rear matrices. In this case, there is no need to talk about optical zoom and wide-angle shooting. Many experts believe that the company has decided to execute a clever marketing ploy. Many do not go into the details of the quality of photography. The number of cameras is more important to them. This allows you to play with the pricing policy. At the same time, the product does not receive any advantages over other devices.

Performance

The developers used an eight-core Exynos 7885 processor, adding only one gigabyte of RAM. Again, a dubious move, since such a change does not greatly increase its performance. 14 nanometer technologies are used. However, the increase in hard disk capacity is encouraging. From 32 GB, it has grown to 64 GB. This will allow you to store more files, install more programs.

In general, the phone is fast. Handles heavy games that use complex textures well. The clock frequency of the processor allows enough processing of a large amount of information. Behaves well when surfing the Internet. Pages do not freeze, and it takes relatively little time to open them. Of course, the main role here is also played by the connection, which is worthy for fourth-generation networks.

Battery

The battery capacity has been increased to 5000 mAh. Such progress will appeal to people for whom the phone is part of their life or business. Its charge is enough for 14 hours of active calls, 6 hours of music playback and 5 hours of watching movies. There is a fast charging option, which adds another point to the piggy bank of its merits.

User reviews

Many users have been looking forward to the release of the new M30 smartphone and have often discussed it on the forums. Their main discontent was the lack of some functions in the new model, for example, the radio. For some, it is important to listen to music, which the manufacturers have deprived them of. However, everyone is happy with the release of the new item. It comes out stylish with a capacious battery and memory for storing captured images and videos. Its productivity has increased, which noticeably affected its work as a whole.

• large battery capacity;
• stylish look;
• ergonomics;
• performance.

• no radio.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy M30 smartphone has a beautiful appearance. The screen was enlarged, the amount of memory of the hard disk and operational modules was expanded. In many ways, he retained the features of the M line, but received his own individual properties.