Samsung Galaxy A30
VerifiedMPNs: 1091005648, 1091005649, SM-A305YZKNXSA and SM-A305YZWNXSA42 reviews
Makes my head explode with frustration – Absolute dog of a phone. The camera is just awful and routinely shuts down for no reason. The operating system regularly shuts down without warning. The battery life is terrible too. I barely use my phone, and even unused, it has to be charged at least once a day (and this is with a brand new battery). Just using it to make phone calls is… Read more
immensely painful because Samsung have decided to hide that function in the main menu. The touch screen doesn't work properly either and it usually takes multiple attempts to do something simple like answer a phone call. More often than not, the call has gone to voicemail by the time the phone actually responds to my commands. I'm sincerely sorry I bought this phone and have had nothing but aggravation from it. Samsung should be ashamed.
Good Phone – Bought this phone to replace Nokia 5 although not an expencive phone is good value,good picture plenty of functions I can stream to my TV,does hang a bit but not enough to worry about 2 year warranty as long as you look after it. Show details · 1
I love Samsung But – I have only had this phone for 2 years and in the last 2 weeks it has completely shutdown twice. Not impressed at all.I need a working phone, not one that I can't rely on Show details
Positive reviews
So far so good – Purchased this phone from office works a few weeks ago. $329 Love it, Big screen, all apps work well.. Probaby prefer it over my work iphone 6. I would recommend it Show details · 1
Nice phone – I brought this phone from office works it was a little slow lagging at first but now it's fine it has 32kg of phone memory it also comes with a screen cover and phone cover but no ear phones Show details · 1
Great phone for Seniors – Galaxy A30 great phone , easy to understand and use. Camera great for wide group photographs. Very bright displays and smooth running apps. Cannot fault this phone on price either. Would recommend. Show details · 1
Negative reviews
Another Landfill Mobile – Purchased late January 2020 yet by early February 2021 the battery started to diminish after ALL battery saving tips etc. were used and applied... short of switching the phone off entirely. To date: within less than an hour after recharge this mobile starts to loose 2-3% power. Through the course of a (24hour) day the Battery read 88% (just by… Read more
checking the time)!
Am thinking of replacing the A30 battery which states a "3 year warranty" ?
Mobile predominately used for: texting, average 3 calls per month, Google info, Camera, 8 apps where only 3 apps need data when required, sim card added. Definitely not used as a toy!
[+] 2 year warranty ? Camera
[-] Update update update and nothing noticeably enhancing; e.g. battery power. Update update update - More nonsense (background) Apps. Another landfill Mobile/Battery - thx for contributing to; Saving the Planet Samsung!
My Samsung S5 was so much better than this!! – One of the worst phone I have owned. Needed to be sent back for repairs twice in the first 6 months. No support from Samsung . This is used as a company phone have already instructed our procurement team not to purchase any further android Samsung phones. Show details
Not of marketable quality and very fragile – After 11 months in a 2 year warranty the screen stopped working completely. It had NEVER been dropped and was always kept in a protective wallet. Samsung refused to repair and was going to charge me $305 to repair. The phone isn't of marketable quality. Coupled with the bug-ridden Android system it wasn't a good experience. If you want a… Read more
better experience try one of the many new brands where you don't pay for the SAMSUNG name. Don't buy Samsung.
Recent reviews
13 months and it self implodes! – Was working fine for 13 months until we took it out on a 33 degree day. After an hour in a jacket pocket the phone curled and it became non responsive! Not dropped, sat on or anything that could damage the phone. It seems like there are serious quality issues with the A series of phones hence their rapid upgrades. Do yourself a favour, save up for… Read more
an s series or get an Apple as they are not worth the money. I also had an A20 and that was worse. Very disappointed Samsung.
Update Samsung offered a full refund without accepting liability. Enough said!
OK for the price – Camera is OK, nothing special. battery duration is fine, can lase on day. The biggest issues is slow responding and processing. It takes longer to response on a click to open a link. Also the sensitivity of fingerprint scanning is very low. I tried several times and still can't get my thumb registered. Luckily I got my index finger registered. Show details
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Very dissapointed – The phone is very slow responding in all aspects. Taking a photo seem to take forever, by the time you take a photo and want to take another there is a huge lag time. While in an app and you press the back button it is very slow responding. The touch screen isn't very sensitive, most times having to touch it a few times to get it to respond. While… Read more
in an app and the phone rings I can never answer the phone...very frustrating. The predictatext is appalling. I would not recommend this phone.
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Terribly slow and annoying phone – The phone is so slow. It can't keep up with the user. Takes forever to load a page and when dialling a number you can still be on the call list page when the phone is already calling. Or vice versa receiving a call. Takes about 10 attempts to load a Netflix show you get audio no visual. Worst phone I have ever owned. Show details
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A Big Disappointment. ! – Screen kept Flickering and moving .Tried to get right many times. Just kept returning to same problems. Poor battery life. Screen marked (burns). Very Slow performance. A Big Disappointment .Now Replaced and a bad memory Show details
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Dont bother – The phone was painfully average the entire time I owned it. Accidental touch protection in your face all the time, apps would crash, have small freakouts, the touch screen was average at best. The screen is fragile (Cracked when it fell 3inches onto a tabletop. And to top the whole awful experience off, during a firmware update it forgot the… Read more
screen lock pattern. Meaning I had to try to wipe the entire thing, but again that process didn't work as it demanded the pattern just to restart it. Stay away from this money pit.
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Worst samsung phone I have every had – Camera blinks but does not take photo. Apps take for every to open and then u wait for it to respond To make a call u press phone then wait for something to happen. A30 would be the worst samsung phone that i have every had, mite be the last. Show details
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Samsung a30 rubbish – Avoid buying this phone. I've had 2 other Samsung phones previously and both have been reasonable. The a30 has too many problems you mention. Even trying to type with the preemptive text is almost impossible. Never buying Samsung phones again. Show details
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huge disappointment – Purchased a SM-A305YNWHITE .X5 7months ago at Chermside Shopping centre. Phone not working -sent to service Centre at Goodna Asked to speak with Manager. Ryan promised that manager would call back, and also assured by by online support team that I would receive a call back - this never happened Phone was sent back to me without my consent not… Read more
working. I had not made a decision whether to repair or not as I was waiting on phone call from manager. When I purchased phone it was sold to me by salesman saying 'it would do all the things 'that the much dearer phone does'?? Since then I have advised by two other people who brought the same phone, they only last 12 month or less would never buy another Samsung phone I rated one star but wanted half a star
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Does not meet expectations – We have bought two of these phones. The first phone's screen has poor sensitivity and often doesn't detect touch (even with setting turned up). We have also found this phone to suffer poor battery life. The second phone was in the water for about 1 minute (about 30cm depth) and then stopped working. Returned to Harvey Norman, who referred to… Read more
Samsung. Samsung refused to replace, however the local Harvey Norman store refunded the phone. Seems like there is confusion about whether this phone is water proof or not.
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Overrated, too slow too react – Overrated, too slow to react, cannot multifunction smoothly. Don't care about the screen nor the camera but battery is great. Was told by a staff member at Good Guys that it's a better phone than the Samsung s7 however most apps take longer to respond, as a matter of fact it appears to react much slower than the s7 in all functionality. I guess you get what you pay for!!! Show details
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Disappointing – - I previously had an iPhone 6 and decided to upgrade to a Samsung A30 as I thought it'd be faster and have better photo quality. Whilst the photo quality is better than the iPhone 6, it is not much better at all. My phone is also really slow to take the photos, which is super frustrating as I want to take photos in the moment, but it's so… Read more
delayed I either miss or the photo is blurry because it was too slow and the object moved. - Very laggy - Continues to crash on me, multiple times in the span of 5 minutes, as well as crashing and crapping itself for at least an hour. Have had to factory reset it before due to one of its crashes - Currently has crashed to the point it won't respond to anything, and I have to now wait 2 days for an appointment at Samsung, without a phone because it can't do its job and function.
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Meh... Very MEH – >Very laggy- apps,games, camera etc >unlocks in my pocket sending random texts, phone calls, even instagram stories! Very very irritating. > opens apps and randomly scrolls by itself, freezes up all the time, u have to lock and unlock it to gain control of the screen again... Again, very irritating > not a normal charging port, so u can't use… Read more
any normal charger like u can with the s8s s9s etc
Had the phone pushed on me by a Vodafone sales person claiming it was as good as the s9, just cheaper... Pff... It's garbage, I can't wait to get rid of it
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Great budget phone – The phone run very good. It has the same features of other higher end variations of the same brand. NFC, bluetooth, 3 camera flash. The pictures come out clear, the size is very big.The screen is very clear. It has usb type c so has fast charging. Only minor issues are that on speakerphone it is not that loud, but it is passable. The power cord stopped working after 4 months Show details · 1
Does the job....just – For $300 I guess i can't expect much. The phone works. However it is very laggy in pretty much every aspect....even the camera lags. If you dont use many apps or widgets I'm sure this phone. However if your like me. This phone is too slow....bought AS an interim phone untill my plan on my smashed note 9 runs out Show details
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Suprisingly good display – Started using this phone a few months ago at work. Didnt expect that from a phone of that price. Very good display, a bit slow but do the job. Happy overall with the product Show reply
It's not bad and does the job – Phone overall is ok and represents great value for money. It is however quite slows with multi-tasking or to even start up the camera. Auto-rotate function is also quite slow. Ok for the price but might be worth going A50 instead. Show details
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Good phone – Probably the best Samsung at the moment. Good camera. Great sound quality even in the speaker. Battery should last more time. The price is fair and affordable for everyone. 9/10 Show details · 1
Great mobile – This is one of the best mobile i have used. Battery is really great it last long. Great screen size ang 16mp camera is also good, Thou its not the best but its okey. And price is affordable Show details
Horrid Phone – Bought two of these three days apart and both freeze, especially every time a message comes through on messenger, the screen flickers, the keyboard has a mind of to its own... it is the worst samsung phone I have ever owned in my life Show details
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Phone is slow – I do find the model fairly laggy which is starting to annoy me. The keyboard I find is slow to appear some times, searching my apps feels slow. I use to have the A5 2017 model and the A30 does feel slower. Had an issue where a camera failed notification came up....had to restart the phone. Positively I do like screen. Show details
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All I need in a phone – The camera, gallery and Apps are easily accessed and the phone handles the Navigation & Maps with ease. So much better than my old S4 Samsung. Emails and Banking are a breeze to use on the large screen. Show details
Not too good – I 'm not fully satisfied with this phone. In 2nd April I brought this phone in installment. After 5 days it's started hanging. I just upset with my phone. I never purchased Samsung again. Show details
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Too laggy! – This phones performance is on par with a crappy cheap android phone getting rid of it! too frustrating to use!! Takes 3 seconds just to open the dam camera! Very substandard! very disappointed never again samsung never! and i know nothing will be done to fi the problem!! battery life is outstanding though Show details
Very impressed!!! Recommended! – I purchased this for my son. Very impressive, I find it quite snappy (for the price range) love the wide and feature, yes I do agree there are a lot of un-installable Samsung apps. I run chromecast, google home, smart plugs, I know these are mostly router based, however I can go for 2-3 days without recharge. Camera(s) are good, however have a… Read more
bit of lag, could use stabilisation.
Overall, my son loves it, I have 4 different phones and bang vs buck, recommend! Looking at the A70.
Worth buy good value for money – A 30 has a good enough camera for day to day, the processor and RAM are sufficient for multiple applications being open, it has a large premium display. The connectivity options are extensive. In short, this is a phone for what you do daily, make calls, text, take a few pictures, load your favorite apps, check the Internet, run GPS and just a… Read more
great daily.Battery life is unbelievable especially if you are old school and turn off what you don't use.
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