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| Excellence Score |
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| Value for Money Score |
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| Price |
₹ 17,500 onwards
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₹ 32,999 onwards
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| Launch Date (India) |
Mar, 2019
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Apr, 2017
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| Expected Launch Date |
N/A
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N/A
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| Smartphone OS |
Android 9.0 Pie, Upgradeable to Android 10Low likelihood of getting updated to next Android version
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Android 7.0 Nougat, Upgradeable to 9.0 PieLow likelihood of getting updated to next Android version
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| Touchscreen |
Yes (Capacitive)
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Yes (Capacitive)
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| Screen Size |
6.4 inches
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5.8 inches
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| Screen Resolution |
1080x2340 pixels (~ 403 pixels per inch)
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1440x2960 pixels (~ 568 pixels per inch)
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| Tall Aspect Ratio / Minimal Bezels |
Yes
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Yes
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| Scratch Resistant Display |
Yes
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Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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| Display Type |
AMOLED
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AMOLED
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| Screen Refresh Rate |
60 HzStandard
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60 HzStandard
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| Display Features |
Super AMOLED, Infinity-U Display
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Super AMOLED, 3D Touch (Home Button Only), Always-on Display, Infinity Display
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| Full Physical QWERTY Keypad |
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| Processor |
1.8 GHz
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2.3 GHz
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| Processor Type |
Octa Core
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Octa Core
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| Processor Name |
Samsung Exynos 7904Ranked #65 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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Samsung Exynos 8895Ranked #29 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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| GPU |
Mali-G71 MP2
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Mali-G71 MP20
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| RAM |
4 GB
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4 GB
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| 3G |
Yes
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Yes
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| 4G |
Yes
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Yes
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| 5G |
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| VoLTE |
Yes
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Yes
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| WiFi |
Yes
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Yes
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| VoWiFi/WiFi-Calling |
Yes
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Yes
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| GPS |
Yes
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Yes
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| Bluetooth |
Yes
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Yes
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| Connecting Port |
USB-C
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USB-C
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| Primary Camera |
16MP + 5MP
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12.0MP
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| Camera Auto-Focus |
Yes
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Yes
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| Camera Flash |
Yes
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Yes
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| HD Video Recording |
Yes (Full HD)
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Yes (4K)
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| Other Camera Features |
16MP: F/1.7 Aperture; PDAF, 5MP: F/2.2 Aperture
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F/1.7 Aperture, 26mm Focus Length, Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), 1/2.5" Sensor Size, 1.4 um Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video and 9MP Image Recording, Face/Smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
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| Secondary Camera |
16MP
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8.0MP
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| Secondary Camera Features |
F/2.0 Aperture
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F/1.7 Aperture, Autofocus, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR, 1/3.6" Sensor Size, 1.22um Pixel Size, 80 Degree Wide-angle Lens
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| Internal Memory |
64 GB
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64 GB
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| Expandable Memory Slot |
Yes, up to 512 GB
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Yes, up to 256 GB
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| Contacts Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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| SMS Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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| Music Player |
Yes
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Yes
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| FM Radio |
Yes
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| Dual SIM |
GSM+GSM
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GSM+GSM (Hybrid SIM slot)
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| Thickness |
7.7 mmMedium
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8 mmMedium
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| Weight |
165 gmMedium
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155 gmMedium
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| Width |
74.7 mmOk for one-handed use
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68.1 mmComfortable for one-handed use
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| Audio Output |
3.5mm jack
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3.5mm jack
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| Water Resistant |
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Yes, IP68 Rated (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
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| Battery Capacity |
4000 mAh
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3000 mAh
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| Battery Standby |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Standby (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Talktime |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Talktime (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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| Fast Charging Support |
Yes
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Yes, 18W Quick Charge 3.0
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| Included Fast Charger |
Yes, 15.0W Fast Charger
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Yes
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| Other Battery Parameters |
N/A
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N/A
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| Fingerprint sensor |
Yes
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Yes
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| Other Features |
Noise Filtration
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Scratch Resistant (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Back Panel; Bixby Voice Assistant; Samsung DeX (Desktop Experience Support); Fast Battery Charging; Ultra High-Quality Audio Playback; Wireless Charging; Secure Folder; Hardware-based Encryption; Samsung Pay; Bundled AKG Earphones; NFC; ANT+ Support; Stereo Speakers; Noise Filtration
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| 2-minute Review [Positives] |
- Well built, sleek, modern design, with a Infinity-U display
- The glossy sides and back look good (it has the appearance of glass but it is actually plastic)
- Large, vivid Super AMOLED, Infinity-U display with slim borders all around - everything from images to text really pops - easily one of the best-in-class displays in this price category
- The Galaxy A30 runs on Samsung's new One UI, which is one of the more polished, refined takes on an Android UI, and is one of the best Android UI implementations at present, along with Oxygen OS
- There are a number of useful features including Android Pie's Digital Wellbeing, and a whole bunch of motion gestures such as one-handed mode, Smart Stay, etc, which can be toggled on
- Decent performance with a Exynos 7904 processor at the core (similar to Snapdragon 636) - day-to-day use is decent and complex games like PUBG are also playable at reduced graphics settings
- One of the few affordable phones with a wide angle sensor at the rear, that can produce some interesting frames
- It also shoots pretty good portraits
- Decent bundled headset - and you can enable Dolby Atmos for wired and Bluetooth headphones, which boosts the audio level and spatial separation a bit
- The 4000mAh battery is one of the Galaxy A30's strong suits - you will easily manage to push past a full day on one charge
- The bundled fast charger is able to take the battery to about 70 percent in an hour, which is not bad at all
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- Incredible overall fit and finish
- Water-resistant (IP 68 certification), and with Gorilla Glass 5 protection on both front and rear
- Relatively comfortable to hold for a display this large in size
- Apart from fingerprint recognition, you also have iris or facial recognition options for unlocking the device - iris is blazing fast, but requires some careful alignment - facial recognition works pretty well, but does require good lighting
- The new on-screen navigation works well and buttons can finally be re-mapped - the home button has nice haptic feedback
- The camera is state-of-the-art and pretty much the same as the already great camera on the S7, with one notable improvement - low light photography - the new Multi-Frame Image Processing delivers noticeably cleaner and sharper low light photos - overall now, this camera is right up there with the best in the business - the iPhone 7 and the Google Pixel
- With its bold, exquisite, elongated shape, and borderless "infinity" display, the Galaxy S8 is one gorgeous piece of technology - arguably the best designed Android phone to date
- The exceptionally bright Infinity display is gorgeous, and a chart-topper in terms of sunlight visibility - and colors are even punchier than before
- Samsung's TouchWiz software is now more polished than ever, and gives a thoughtfully conceived software experience
- You can also use the phone as a mobile workstation with the DeX desktop dock - creating an Android "desktop" experience - which could be pretty handy
- The new 18.5:9 aspect ratio for the display works great for portrait gaming, browsing and multi-tasking
- The Exynos chipset powering the phone delivers a chart-topping performance in both CPU and GPU benchmarks - the Mali-G71 MP20 GPU is impressive too - overall, the performance is class leading, and brimming with horsepower
- The front camera is very good too, and a major upgrade from the S7 in terms of image quality - Samsung has also included a big collection of filters, stickers and dynamic facial effects to raise your selfie game
- Good audio quality
- Very good battery life, a little better than the already good battery life of the Galaxy S7
- Samsung's AI Engine Bixby is a decent add-on too, although a lot of the functionality, including voice activation will come in later
- The S8+ is is really versatile when it comes to connectivity too with things like Gigabit LTE support, bluetooth audio streaming to two devices simultaneously, and presence of DisplayPort video output over Type-C
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| 2-minute Review [Negatives] |
- Of course the glossy body means that it also attracts smudges and fingerprints easily
- The fingerprint sensor works well, but is placed a bit too high up - and you will have to really stretch your index finger, or at times, shuffle the phone around to reach it
- You have the option to use face recognition instead of — or in addition to — using the fingerprint scanner, but it's not very quick, not even under good light
- The Galaxy A30 is also a big phone to carry around, even if you have large hands
- Unfortunately, there are still plenty of promotions, and ads to deal with, in the default phone setup (you can thankfully opt out of these though)
- Given however, that other phones in this price range now come with much more powerful SoCs like the MediaTek Helio P70 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 675, the A30 does lag behind the competition in terms of performance
- Overall quality-wise though, the dual rear camera (primary + wide-angle) setup at the rear is average though, especially in terms of low light performance
- The front 16-megapixel selfie camera is again average - selfies are a bit soft in daylight and in low-light, selfies lack good detail, with visible grain
- The Galaxy A30 can shoot up to full-HD videos with good quality, but the lack of stabilisation is a let-down - unless you're staying still, videos often end up looking shaky and unusable - continuous autofocus too isn't very quick, and you will see visible lag when the camera tries to refocus onto another subject
- The audio output from the speaker however is quite weak in terms of volume
- Overall, the A30 is not quite as good as Samsung's other recent launches in the M and A series
- It will face very stiff competition from the likes of the Redmi Note 7 Pro, which apart from being much more powerful, also takes a big lead in the camera department
- Even if you want to stick to Samsung, the M30 will give you a slightly better camera performance, a bigger battery, and storage - so, significantly better value
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- The new fingerprint reader position at the back will certainly raise more than a few eyebrows - it's too high up and right next to the camera - which is not the most convenient placement
- The all-glass body is quite slippery, if you don't use a case
- While the 18.5:9 aspect ratio is futuristic, and certainly comes in handy while browsing, and gaming, but most video/image content is still not made for such a wide screen, so will usually be wasteful of the extra space
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| Expert Reviews |
A balanced smartphone with good specs, and it will serve you well no matter the occasion  in-depth Read Review »A pretty good device for the price segment it’s sitting in...but the Galaxy M30 is better bang-for-the-buck  in-depth Read Review »We'd suggest giving the Galaxy A30 a pass  in-depth Read Review »Has formidable competitors...but for those who don’t game and are happy with great battery life and a solid multimedia experience, you can buy this phone  in-depth Read Review »Reliable daily driver  in-depth Read Review »Nothing makes the Galaxy A30 stand out, and with so many good options available, being perfectly average doesn’t really cut it anymore  in-depth Read Review »The Galaxy A30 is a good phone...but it will struggle against competition in the online market  in-depth Read Review » hands-on Read Review » hands-on Read Review » hands-on Read Review »
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| User Reviews |
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