Samsung Galaxy M30 Review: Its impressive display and battery could keep Redmi away

When Samsung introduced the Galaxy M series earlier this year, it had a pretty clear idea of selling smartphones that cram as many features as they could for their price and suit the needs of the young users. Of course, it is the underlying rivalry with Xiaomi that Samsung is hoping to beat with the help of Galaxy M series to reclaim the title of #1 smartphone company in the budget category. Samsung launched the Galaxy M10 and Galaxy M20 back in January that turned out to become two of the company’s hot-selling smartphones. With Galaxy M30, Samsung is broadening what it thinks can be ballistic enough to keep Xiaomi and other rivals at bay.

Samsung Galaxy M30 is a mid-range smartphone that sits atop Galaxy M20 (Review) and Galaxy M10 in the family. It’s also Samsung’s answer to the likes of Redmi Note 7 and Realme U1 that are quite popular in the Rs 15,000 – Rs 20,000 segment. Priced at Rs 14,990 and Rs 17,990 for the 4GB/ 64GB and 6GB/ 128GB variants, respectively, Galaxy M30 adds fierce competition for the stalwarts but at the same time helps Samsung come out of its old image among the young buyers. Can Galaxy M30 bring what it takes to become the king of mid-range category? We find out.