Brand | Samsung |
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Manufacturer | Samsung Electronics |
Slogan | Ready, Action! (India) Built for the era of live! (International) |
Series | Galaxy A |
Model | SM-A305FN SCV43 (Japan; au) |
Compatible networks | 2G 3G 4G LTE |
First released | 2 March 2019 |
Availability by region | March 2, 2019 India Pakistan [1] March 13, 2019 Philippines [2] March 18, 2019 Malaysia [3] April 5, 2019 Singapore [4] June 6, 2019 Japan |
Units shipped | 9.2 million |
Predecessor | Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018) Samsung Galaxy A6+ Samsung Galaxy J8 Samsung Galaxy A20 |
Successor | Samsung Galaxy A31 |
Related | Samsung Galaxy A10 Samsung Galaxy A40 Samsung Galaxy A50 Samsung Galaxy A60 Samsung Galaxy A70 Samsung Galaxy A80 Samsung Galaxy A90 5G Samsung Galaxy A10e Samsung Galaxy A10s Samsung Galaxy A20s Samsung Galaxy A30s Samsung Galaxy A50s Samsung Galaxy A70s Samsung Galaxy A2 Core Samsung Galaxy A3 Core |
Type | Smartphone |
Form factor | Slate |
Dimensions | International: 158.5 mm (6.24 in) H 74.7 mm (2.94 in) W 7.7 mm (0.30 in) D Japan: 160 mm (6.3 in) H 75 mm (3.0 in) W 8.0 mm (0.31 in) D |
Mass | International: 165 g (5.8 oz) Japan: 176 g (6.2 oz) |
Operating system | Original: Android 9.0 "Pie" with One UI 1.1 Last: Android 11 with One UI 3.1 |
System-on-chip | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 |
CPU | Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) 64Bit (14nm) FinFET |
GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 up to 845Mhz |
Modem | LTE Modem (LTE Cat. 12 3CA 600 Mbps (DL) / Cat.13 2CA 150 Mbps (UL) |
Memory | 32 GB:3 GB RAM 64 GB:4 GB RAM |
Storage | 32 or 64 GB emmc 5.1 |
Removable storage | 1TB |
SIM | Dual 4G Sim, VoLTE |
Battery | International:4000 mAh Japan:3900 mAh |
Charging | 15W Fast Charging |
Display | 6.4 in (160 mm) Super AMOLED 1080 x 2340 px (403 ppi) 19.5:9 aspect ratio Gorilla Glass 3 |
Sound | Loudspeaker |
Rear camera | International: 16 MP, f/1.7 aperture, PDAF (Wide-angle) 5 MP, f/2.2 aperture, 12mm (Ultra-wide angle) Japan: 13 MP, f/1.9 aperture, PDAF (Wide-angle) 5 MP, f/2.2 aperture, 12mm (Ultra-wide angle) |
Front camera | International: 16 MP, f/2.0 aperture Japan: 8 MP, f/2.0 aperture |
Connectivity | Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth: 5.0 |
Data inputs | Sensors:
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Other | USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.50 mm (0.138 in) Headphone jack |
SAR | Head: 0.25 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg |
Website | www |
References | [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a mid-range Android smartphone developed, manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. Running on the Android 9.0 "Pie" software, the A30 was unveiled on February 25, 2019 alongside the Samsung Galaxy A10 [11] and Samsung Galaxy A50 [10] at the Mobile World Congress. [12] It was released a month later on March 2, 2019. [5]
The A30 was praised by critics for its display and user interface. However, criticism was aimed at the phone's performance, battery life and camera.
The Galaxy A30 sports a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U screen display, [1] along with an 84.9% screen-to-body ratio made out of the Gorilla Glass 3 material. Its dimensions measure 158.5 mm by 74.7 mm by 7.7 mm. [5] Housing the Exynos 7904 chipset, the A30 also comes with 2 storage options, 32 GB with 3 GB of RAM and 64 GB with 4 GB of RAM that is expandable up to 512 GB via microSD. [11] It also contains a battery of 4000 mAh. [5] The device has a dedicated slot for microSIM and a dual nano SIM slot which supports VoLTE. [13]
The A30 comprises a dual-lens rear camera. The primary lens is 16 megapixels large (similar to the Samsung Galaxy A40), with a f/1.7 aperture and a face detection auto-focus feature. [9] The second, ultra-wide camera lens is 5 megapixels large with an aperture size of f/2.2. [6] Like the main lens at the back, the front camera of the phone also has a megapixel size of 16. The overall camera of the A30 offers support for LED flash and Full HD video recording as well. [6] The Galaxy A30s also uses the 25MP rear camera module setup from Samsung Galaxy A50, while retaining same front camera as the Samsung Galaxy A30. [8]
Processor
The Galaxy A30 is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7904 Octa Core Processor has clocked up to 1.8Ghz. Big.Little Cores. ARM 2x 1.8Ghz Cortex A73 (performance) + 6x 1.6Ghz Cortex A53 (efficient). This chipset is powered by ARM Mali G71 MP2 Graphics clocked at 343Mhz & Boost up to 845Mhz, which supports Vulkan 1.1 based on bitfrost arch. Good For HD Graphic Games. However This Chipset performance is quite similar to Qualcomm Snapdragon 636. It’s Antutu scores up to 1,27,341. Sadly it’s an underclocked version of Exynos 7885, successor of Exynos 7870.
The device uses the Android 9.0 "Pie" operating system, along with Samsung's One UI 1.0 user interface. [6] The A30 also supports Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-fi connectivity and services such as the Bixby assistant, Samsung Pay [10] and Samsung Health. [9]
Both Deepak Rajawat of smartprix and Sanket Vijayasarathy of India Today praised the Galaxy A30's display, software and battery life, but criticized the phone's chipset due to performance issues and the "average" quality camera. [14] [15] Tom Bedford and Matt Swider of TechRadar also complimented the vibrant screen of the A30. However, the reviewers found the phone difficult to handle due to its large size. [16] Writing a review for 91mobiles, Shekhar Thakhan praised the phone's AMOLED display, One UI interface and battery life as well. In contrast, the back of the phone was noted by the reviewer as a "fingerprint magnet". [17] [18]
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