Samsung Galaxy M30

The Samsung Galaxy M30, also known as Samsung Galaxy A40s in China, is an Android phablet produced by Samsung Electronics. It was unveiled on 27 February 2019.^[1] The phone comes with Android 8 (Oreo) with Samsung's proprietary One UI skin, 32, 64 or 128 GB of internal storage, and a 5000 mAh Li-Po battery.^[2]

Samsung Galaxy M30
Samsung Galaxy A40s (China)

Brand	Samsung Galaxy
Manufacturer	Samsung Electronics
Type	Smartphone
Series	Galaxy M Galaxy A
First released	March 2019; 6 years ago (2019-03)
Successor	Galaxy M31 Galaxy A41
Related	Galaxy M10 Galaxy M20 Galaxy M30s Galaxy M40
Compatible networks	2G 3G LTE
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	159 mm × 75.1 mm × 8.4 mm (6.26 in × 2.96 in × 0.33 in)
Weight	175 g (6.2 oz)
Operating system	Original: Android 8.1 "Oreo" with Samsung Experience 9.5, Android Pie with One UI 1.1 (Southeast Asia) Current: Android 10 with One UI 2.0
System-on-chip	Samsung Exynos 7904 Octa 14nm
CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory	3/4/6 GB RAM
Storage	32/64/128 GB eMMC 5.1
Removable storage	microSD, expandable up to 512 GB
SIM	Dual nanoSIM, DSDS
Battery	5000 mAh (non-removable) Li-ion
Charging	15W Samsung Fast Charging
Rear camera	Triple: 13 MP, f/1.9, PDAF, 1080p at 30 fps 5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor 5 MP, 12mm, ultra wide sensor
Front camera	16 MP, f/2.0, 1080p at 30 fps
Display	1080×2340 1080p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 6.4 in (160 mm), 394 ppi)
Sound	3.5mm audio jack, Dolby Atmos, vibration, Noise Cancellation Microphone
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, USB Type-C 2.0
Model	SM-M305x, SM-A305x
Development status	Discontinued

Availability

The M30 is aimed primarily at the Indian market where the base model retails for 9,999 rupees. It is sold exclusively on Amazon.in and Samsung's official online retail store.^[3] In China and Taiwan, it is sold as the Samsung Galaxy A40s.^[4]

Specifications

Software

The Galaxy M30 runs on Android Oreo,^[5] now upgradable to Android 10.^[6]

Hardware

The Galaxy M30 has a 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display. It is powered by Exynos 7904 SoC with a 14 nm octa-core CPU and Mali-G71 GPU, and has a 5000 mAh battery with fast charging. It comes with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB ROM, 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM or 6 GB RAM and 128 GB ROM. Storage is expandable via a dedicated microSD card slot up to 512 GB.^[7]

It has a triple camera system that includes a 13-megapixel main sensor, a 5-megapixel depth sensor and a 5-megapixel ultra-wide sensor. It includes a 16-megapixel front camera.^[2]

The phone has a fingerprint scanner,^[8] 4G, VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth 5 and GPS. It comes with a USB Type-C port.

The phone comes with Widevine L1 Certification, allowing it to stream HD content from different video streaming websites. It also supports Dolby ATMOS 360° surround sound. The Samsung Galaxy M30s comes with a 6.4” FHD+ (1080×2340) Super AMOLED Infinity-U Display with a U-shaped notch for the frontal camera, similar to the Samsung Galaxy M30s. This results in a screen-to-body ratio of 90%. The display has a contrast ratio of 78960:1 and a max brightness of 420 nits. The phone has a 5000 mAh Li-Po battery supporting wired 15 W fast charging.^[2]