The Galaxy A34 (and A54) began delivery in India again in March with the 8/128GB A34 costing ₹31,000. However now that the Samsung Galaxy M34 has arrived on the scene followers have another in entrance of them – the M34 pricing begins at simply ₹17,000 for a 6/128GB unit and is ₹19,000 for 8GB of RAM.
Regardless of being considerably cheaper than the A34, the M34 will get Samsung’s finest Android assist – 4 OS updates and 5 years of safety patches. For comparability, a ₹44,000 Pixel 7a will solely get 3 OS updates, whereas the ₹20,000 Nord CE 3 Lite from yesterday will get 2 OS updates and solely 3 years of safety patches.
Samsung Galaxy M34 in Midnight Blue, Prism Silver and Waterfall Blue
The Galaxy M34 is an improve over the M33 from final 12 months on a number of fronts. First, the replace schedule usually reserved for the S/A-series. Second, the cameras – the 50MP most important module good points OIS, whereas the extremely vast digicam is upgraded to an 8MP sensor (up from 5MP) and the selfie digicam goes as much as 13MP (up from 8MP).
This may or won’t be an improve relying on the place you stand within the LCD vs. OLED debate. The brand new mannequin brings a 120Hz Tremendous AMOLED, a 6.5” panel with a barely taller facet ratio – 1,080 x 2,400px for 20:9 in comparison with 19.5:9 for the M33’s 6.6” LCD. Gorilla Glass 5 is as soon as once more referred to as to protect in opposition to scratches and now there may be an All the time On Show operate.
Some issues, nevertheless, keep the identical – the Galaxy M34 continues to be powered by the Exynos 1280 (would have been good to see the 1330 at the least). The RAM and storage choices are the identical and there may be digital RAM and a microSD slot for extra of each.
Additionally, the battery is similar as earlier than and that’s an excellent factor – at 6,000mAh it’s greater than most. Charging is finished at 25W (wired solely), however solely flagship Samsungs go increased than that.
A fast comparability with Galaxy A34 is worth it as effectively. The A-series cellphone is on the identical glorious software program replace observe and options the marginally extra highly effective Dimensity 1080 with the same reminiscence configuration (there’s a 256GB choice, although).
The 6.6” 120Hz AMOLED show is a bit greater, however the 5,000mAh (25W) battery is smaller. And the cameras are very comparable between the 2. One key benefit of the A34 is its IP67 mud and water resistance ranking – each have plastic our bodies, however the A-phone is a little more sturdy. Once more, the Galaxy A34 begins at ₹31,000.
If you happen to like what you’re seeing, the Samsung Galaxy M34 will probably be accessible from Amazon India from July 15. If you happen to’re a Prime subscriber, you possibly can pre-book the cellphone beginning immediately. Both means, you get a selection of three colours: Midnight Blue, Prism Silver and Waterfall Blue.
