This is one of the reasons we have been seeing an increase in the number of new phones across different price points. The A30 has premium features like amoled display at a mid-range price.
The phone has a 6. Samsung makes impressive smartphone displays and this is no exception.
The screen is gorgeous with deep blacks and vibrant colour. Plus, the slim bezels on the sides and a small chin adds to the immersive experience for multimedia and gaming.
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Upon release, the A30 will be available in four colors — black, white, blue and red, although we only saw it in black and white. On paper, the Samsung Galaxy A30 is quite an impressive budget phone for photography.
The ultra-wide lens has the same encompassing degree field of view as the Galaxy S10 series. The front of the phone has a 16MP selfie cam. As will all Samsung phones, the camera's user interface was very easy to use, with all effects and options easy to find and a very quick shutter speed capturing moments quickly.
These effects were a little disappointing, however — during our demo Live Focus mode often blurred too much or too little, and the Auto Selfie function, through which we were supposed to be able to take a selfie just by waving our hand, rarely worked as intended. We couldn't see the Scene Optimizer effect having any noticeable difference, but we'd need to use this feature in a variety of locations to make a final decision on its usefulness. Bear in mind we only tested it in one environment, so when we check out the camera for our full review we'll be able to put it in different situations to see how well it takes pictures.
With a sizable battery capacity of 4,mAh, the Samsung Galaxy A30 will easily last you a day and it's almost as big as the 4,mAh battery in the tremendously more expensive Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus.
Of course, the actual lifespan of a battery depends on how well the software and chipset is optimized, and how you use the device. So we'll test it thoroughly when we get our hands on it for a full Samsung Galaxy S30 review. The handset supports fast charging of 15W, which is fairly fast, although nothing compared to the wireless charging capabilities of some of the S10 devices, like the S10 Plus 5G 's 25W wireless charging.
When we played around with the Samsung Galaxy A30's Android 9 operating system, we found it smooth to use, opening apps and navigating menus with ease. Of course we'll need to put the phone through its paces for our full review to see how well it runs, but when we ran a quick benchmark check we found it to have a multi-core speed of 4, This is similar to the Pixel XL , which was released in , although that was a premium device upon release.
It also supports microSD cards, in case you need more storage. This is nothing breathtaking, and the low memory may be a problem for some people who use many apps or download media, but we're expecting the device to launch for a low price that'll justify its lower memory. The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a cheaper alternative to the pricey Galaxy S10 phones, without all of the flagship-level bells and whistles.
It has a sizable screen, a hefty battery for all-day usage, and a dual-lens rear camera with an ultra-wide field of view. At MWC, the software ran smoothly, and we're hoping to get this budget phone in for more testing, particularly to check out the camera in a different environment. It faces a lot of new budget phone competition in , so we'll see if Samsung has enough to compete with Chinese manufacturers, like it does on its higher-end devices.
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