samsung galaxy m30 ,review) was the most popular model of this series. When it was launched in the market in the price range of Rs 15,000. This smartphone comes with AMOLED display and its battery life is also strong. Samsung Now Samsung has launched the updated version of this phone, Samsung Galaxy M30S, in the market. Does this phone improve the features of Samsung Galaxy M30 and remove its old shortcomings? To know the answer to this question we Samsung Galaxy M30s Reviewed.
Samsung Galaxy M30s design
Most of the Samsung smartphones in the Galaxy M series come with a similar design on the front. Galaxy M40 ,review) is the only exception, which was launched with a hole-punch display. The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with a dewdrop notch. Samsung calls it Infinity U Display. The bezels on the edge of the panel are very thin. But the border at the bottom is a little wider. Samsung has made the earpiece closer to the frame of the smartphone. It has got a place just above the selfie camera. The earpiece is small. But it makes enough noise.
Samsung has given power and volume buttons on the right edge of the device. We liked the position of the power button. But one has to stretch a bit to reach the volume buttons. The Galaxy M30s has a secondary microphone at the top. USB Type-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack, primary microphone and loudspeaker have been placed at the bottom. Samsung has placed the SIM tray on the left side.
Samsung Galaxy M30s has three cameras on the back. These are present in the rectangular camera module. The fingerprint sensor is also on the back, next to the camera module. Samsung has launched three color variants of Galaxy M30s in the market – Opal Black, Sapphire Blue and Purple White. We got the Sapphire Blue version for review which has a gradient finish on the back. It’s a little different looking, but we like it. You may not like it. If you want, you can choose black or white variant.
Samsung has given 6,000 mAh battery in this phone. Because of this the phone feels very big. But due to the curved edges, there is no problem in gripping it. Samsung has provided a 15 watt charger with this phone.
Samsung Galaxy M30s specifications and software
The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with 1080×2340 resolution. You can choose between two color modes. The phone remains on Natural option by default. We changed the display mode to Vivid after which there was more contrast on the screen. You cannot change the color temperature of the screen. But we have no complaints with the default setting either.
Samsung has used its Exynos 9611 processor in the Galaxy M30s. The company has used the same processor in its recently launched Samsung Galaxy A50s I have done it too. For graphics, Mali-G72 graphics is integrated. There are two variants of the smartphone available – 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM with 128 GB storage. We have reviewed the variant with 6 GB RAM. The starting variant is priced at Rs 13,999, while the costlier variant is priced at Rs 16,999.
Samsung Galaxy M30s is a dual SIM device. It has space for two nano-SIM cards. It has dual 4G and VoLTE support. It has Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi 802.11 AC and many other sensors.
This Samsung phone comes with One UI 1.5 based on Android 9 Pie. This phone was equipped with the August security patch. There is nothing new in the user interface. We have come across this in many Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
There are also some unwanted apps in the smartphone. Most of these can simply be disabled. Facebook, Netflix, Galaxy Store, OneDrive and My Galaxy will be pre-installed. Of these apps, My Galaxy sends the most unwanted notifications. We had to block all notifications.
Samsung Galaxy M30s performance and battery life
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a great display. The experience of watching content on it was fantastic. It becomes quite bright outdoors. There is no problem in reading on it even in sunlight. The Exynos 9611 processor given in the phone gives smooth performance without any problem. We were able to navigate through the menus without any hiccups. The fingerprint scanner also makes unlocking the smartphone faster. Face unlock is also available. It also unlocks the phone very fast.
We played PUBG Mobile on the Galaxy M30s. The game ran at the high preset by default. During this time the graphics quality was at HD and the frame rate was also set high. There were complaints of stutters in these settings due to which the graphics quality had to be reduced. We played this game on our phone for about 20 minutes. During this period the battery consumption was 4 percent. The smartphone did not get too hot.
The 6,000 mAh battery of Galaxy M30s lasts for a long time. In normal use, the phone’s battery lasted for about two days. The 15 watt charger provided with it charges 22 percent of the battery in 30 minutes. 43 percent charging is done in one hour. It took about two and a half hours for the phone’s battery to be fully charged.
Samsung Galaxy M30s cameras
Samsung Galaxy M30s has three rear cameras. The primary camera is 48 megapixels. Its aperture is F/2.0. It has an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera with F/2.2 lens and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. The primary camera takes 12-megapixel shots by default. But if you want, you can also take 48 megapixel shots. The camera app on the Galaxy M30s matches the camera app on the recently introduced Galaxy M and Galaxy A series handsets.
Photos taken during the day with the primary camera (tap to view full-size)
Photo taken with a wide-angle camera during the day (tap to view full-size)
Photos taken with Samsung Galaxy M30s turned out good. It looked beautiful on the AMOLED display of the phone. Average details were seen in daylight shots. On zooming in, it was found that texts written on distant objects could be read, but they were not crisp. The phone does light metering properly. But its dynamic range is not very good. Wide-angle cameras capture more detail in every frame. But details are reduced compared to shots taken with the primary sensor. We also noticed barrel distortion at the edge.
Low-light photo taken with the Samsung Galaxy M30s (tap to view full-size)
Night photo taken with Samsung Galaxy M30s with night mode. Pay attention to the crop. (Tap to view full-size)
Photos taken in low light lacked detail. On zooming in, the grains were clearly visible. Photos came out bright when using night mode. But the Galaxy M30s crops the frame. That means you have to keep this in mind while taking pictures.
Macro shots taken with the Samsung Galaxy M30s (tap to view full-size)
We found that the Galaxy M30s was a little slow to lock focus while shooting macros. This deficiency has given us samsung galaxy m40 Reminded me of. In such a situation, you will have to have some patience. The camera takes longer to focus when shooting in low light. In such a situation, the chances of getting a blurry shot increase. After locking, the camera is successful in taking pictures with good detail.
Portrait shot with Samsung Galaxy M30s (tap to view full-size)
Colors appear more prominent on AMOLED panels. But they look very natural on the computer. Portrait shots turned out well and the phone did a good job at edge detection. But the shots taken in low light were of poor quality. There was no lack of detail in the selfies taken during the day. But degradation is seen in low light.
You will be able to record 4K videos with the rear camera and a maximum of 1080 pixels with the selfie camera. We found that the maximum you can record is 10 minutes of 4K video at a time. Samsung has also provided a Super Steady Video mode in which you can switch to the wide angle camera and it crops the frame. Records with video stabilization in low light. But the shimmer effect is clearly visible.
our decision
Samsung Galaxy M30s Galaxy M30 Can be seen as an upgrade. It retains many of the features of the older phone, such as the crisp AMOLED display. Also the battery capacity is 6,000 mAh. Exynos 9611 processor is more powerful than Exynos 7904. It gives similar performance to other processors available in this price range.
There is room for improvement in the camera of Galaxy M30s. It’s slow to focus and camera performance in low light is below average.
If battery life is a priority for you, then definitely consider the Galaxy M30s. Interesting thing is that Galaxy A50s Many of the hardware is also part of the Galaxy M30s. In this way, the Galaxy M30s is a great value for money handset. If you are thinking of buying the initial variant of Galaxy M30s then realme 5 pro And redmi note 7 pro ,review) are good options. If your budget is more powerful variant then Realme XT ,review) is a much better option.