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Samsung Galaxy M13 5G mobile was launched on 14th July 2022. The phone comes with a 6.50-inch touchscreen display (HD+). The display sports Gorilla Glass for protection. It comes with 4GB, 6GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy M13 5G runs Android 12 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy M13 5G supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy M13 5G on the rear packs a dual camera setup featuring a 50-megapixel primary camera, and a 2-megapixel (ultra wide-angle) camera. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It has a single front camera setup for selfies, featuring a 5-megapixel sensor.

The Samsung Galaxy M13 5G runs One UI 4 is based on Android 12 and packs 64GB, 128GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 1024GB). The Samsung Galaxy M13 5G is a dual-SIM mobile. The Samsung Galaxy M13 5G measures 164.00 x 76.50 x 8.80mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 195.00 grams. It was launched in Aqua Green, Midnight Blue, and Stardust Brown colours.

Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy M13 5G include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, USB Type-C, 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India) , and 5G. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor.

As of 19th September 2023, Samsung Galaxy M13 5G price in India starts at Rs. 11,299.

Samsung Galaxy A03 mobile was launched on 10th January 2022. The phone comes with a 6.50-inch touchscreen display offering a resolution of 720×1600 pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Samsung Galaxy A03 is powered by a 1.6GHz octa-core Unisoc T606 processor. It comes with 2GB, 3GB, 4GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A03 runs Android 11 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy A03 on the rear packs a dual camera setup featuring a 48-megapixel (f/1.8) primary camera, and a 2-megapixel (f/2.4) camera. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It has a single front camera setup for selfies, featuring a 5-megapixel sensor with an f/2.2 aperture.

The Samsung Galaxy A03 runs One UI Core 3.1 is based on Android 11 and packs 32GB, 64GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 1000GB) with a dedicated slot. The Samsung Galaxy A03 is a dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) mobile that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Samsung Galaxy A03 measures 164.20 x 75.90 x 9.10mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 196.00 grams. It was launched in Black, Blue, and Red colours.

Connectivity options on the Samsung Galaxy A03 include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, Bluetooth v5.00, Micro-USB, 3G, and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor.

As of 19th September 2023, Samsung Galaxy A03 price in India starts at Rs. 6,999.

The Galaxy M30s is an update to the Samsung Galaxy M30 which was launched earlier this year. This new smartphone packs in a 6,000mAh battery which is its highlight feature. We were impressed with the AMOLED display on this smartphone as it was crisp and had good viewing angles. The 6.4-inch display also got bright enough when outdoors.

Samsung has picked the Exynos 9611 SoC to power the Galaxy M30s which is the same processor powering the Galaxy A50s, There are two variants of the Galaxy M30s, 4GB RAM with 64GB of storage and 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage. The processor isn’t as powerful as the Snapdragon 675 SoC but is on par with the Snapdragon 710 SoC.

The Galaxy M30s has a triple camera setup consisting of a 48-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera and a 5-megapixel depth sensor. We were happy with the camera performance of the Galaxy M30s however, it was slow to focus while shooting macros. Video recording tops out at 4K but lacks stabilisation. On the other hand, videos shot at 1080p were stabilised.

We could use the Galaxy M30s for close to 2 days with our usage. The big battery does help to keep the phone away from the charger for long. Charging the phone took about 2 and a half hours with the supplied 15W charger.