The ZTE S30 series has just been announced in China. The company unveiled its latest lineup today (30th March 2020), which included three models namely, the high end S30 Pro, the base S30, and the S30 SE.

ZTE S30 Pro

The S30 Pro 5G is the higher end variant within the newly launched series and features a 6.67 inch AMOLED display that features FHD+ resolution (1080x2400px). The display also supports HDR 10+ and offers high refresh rate of 144Hz and touch sampling rate of 360Hz. Its display is also able to output peak brightness of 800 nits and offers 100 percent DCI-P3 color gamut.

On the front, the screen features a punch hole camera for its 44 megapixel selfie camera that offers AI portrait mode and various filters as well. Moving to the rear, the S30 Pro features a quad camera module (64MP + 8MP + 2MP +2MP), with a primary sensor that is capable of capturing 4K videos at 60fps. This camera system also offers dual channel anti shake for smoother video recordings.

The company also placed an emphasis on the design of the new smartphone, with lightness being the core design concept of the S30 Pro 5G. The OEM used a 3D stacking design on the new device to compress its thickness to just 7.8mm and weighing only 178 grams, making it feel thin and comfortable to be used in the hands of the user.

Under the hood, the S30 Pro houses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G SoC, which is a 7nm processor that has an integrated Snapdragon X52 5G modem. The device is powered by a 4,200mAh battery that supports up to 55W fast charging. The S30 5G is available in for 2,998 Yuan (roughly 456 US Dollars) for its single 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage variant and will be available from 3rd April 2021.

ZTE S30

The base S30 5G was also unveiled today, and similar to the higher end variant, it also sports a 6.67 inch display with a FHD+ resolution. It has an aspect ratio of 20:9 and offers 90Hz high refresh rate, with 240Hz touch sampling rate and a 93.1 percent screen to body ratio. The device is equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 720 octa core processor, which is a 5G enabled chip. For photography, it features a similar quad core camera module on the rear (64MP + 8MP + 5MP +2MP) but with a 16 megapixel front facing punch hole camera.

The S30 5G is powered by a 4,000mAh battery pack, which supports up to 30W fast charging. Along with the S30 series, the company also announced the new MyOS operating system for the lineup, which brings a unique user interface along with a wide variety of attractive wallpapers to choose from. The S30 5G is available in two different memory configurations, namely the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, which is available for 2,198 Yuan (roughly 334 US Dollars) and the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage version that can be purchased for 2,398 Yuan (roughly 265 US Dollars) from 3rd April 2021.

ZTE S30 SE

Along with the base and Pro variants, the Chinese tech giant also unveiled the new S30 SE 5G.Similar to the other two models, the SE variant also arrives with a 6.67 inch display that features FHD+ resolution and offers 240Hz touch sampling rate as well. The device has a triple camera setup (48MP + 5MP +2MP) on the rear.

It is powered by a large 6,000mAh battery pack and offers up to 128GB of internal storage. The large battery capacity is one of its highlighting features alongside support for 5G networking. On the inside, the MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor runs the new device, paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The device features a price tag of 1,698 Yuan (roughly 258 US Dollars) and will be available from 3rd April 2021.

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This month has been packed full of announcements with several new devices for consumers. Next week, the month (and quarter) will come to an end but it will do so on a high note based on the scheduled events.

Xiaomi’s Big Event

On Monday, March 29, Xiaomi will have a simultaneous event in China and the global market during which it plans to unveil a plethora of new devices. So far it has confirmed that it will announce the Mi 11 Pro and the Mi 11 Ultra, a new Mi MIX phone which may be its first commercially-available foldable phone, and a new Mi Notebook Pro. There are reports that it will also announce the Mi 11 Lite and the Mi Band 6.

ZTE’s March 30 mega launch

ZTE will take over on Tuesday, March 30 with its own mega launch. Unfortunately, it will be exclusive to China. The manufacturer has confirmed that it will announce the ZTE S30 Pro smartphone, the ZTE Watch GT smartwatch, its latest UI called MyOS, and a handful of other smart devices. It also said that there will be a surprise announcement on that day.

Another Galaxy S20 FE for India

Last year, Samsung announced the Galaxy S20 FE, an affordable version of its 2020 Galaxy S20 lineup. The phone was announced in two variants – a 4G version with Samsung’s own Exynos 990 processor and a 5G version with the Snapdragon 865 processor. India is one of the markets that got the 4G version; six months later, Samsung is bringing the 5G version to the country. The phone will be available starting March 30.

realme GT Neo

Last month, realme announced the realme GT 5G, a Snapdragon 888-powered flagship phone. Now, it wants to announce a second version of the phone which will be the first phone to come with MediaTek’s Dimensity 1200 processor. The realme GT Neo will be announced on March 31 in China.

POCO X3 Pro India launch

One of the major events this week was the global release of the POCO X3 Pro and the POCO F3. Next week, on March 30, POCO will announce the POCO X3 Pro at a special event for India.

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The ZTE S30 Pro 5G will be announced on March 30 as the first of a new series of smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer. Over the past few weeks, ZTE has been revealing key specs and features of the phone. Now, it has shared a photo that shows the color variants that the phone will be available in.

We have already seen the ZTE S30 Pro in a pink-blue gradient finish but this image reveals the phone will also come in black. The image shows both colors side-by-side as well as the front. The screen is flat and has a centered punch hole.

Another image shared by ZTE shows that the S30 Pro will weigh 178 grams and have a thickness of 7.8 millimeters, making it lighter and thinner than the ZTE Axon 20 5G.

So far it has been confirmed that the ZTE S30 Pro 5G will have a display with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch sampling rate. It will also have 64MP quad rear cameras, a 44MP selfie camera, a 4200mAh battery capacity, and support for 55W fast wired charging. The phone will also run ZTE’s new MyOS user interface.

We expect more details will be announced and we hope that one of them is the chipset that will power the device.

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ZTE is pretty excited about its soon-to-be-announced ZTE S30 Pro phone. As part of its campaign, it has been releasing in bits key specs of the device. The latest post from the manufacturer reveals the phone’s battery capacity as well as the supported fast charging technology.

According to a post on its Weibo account, the ZTE S30 Pro will have a 4200mAh battery capacity. The phone will also support 55W fast wired charging just like the Red Magic 5G and Red Magic 5S. Owners should be able to charge the phone from empty to full in under an hour.

The ZTE S30 Pro is shaping up to be an interesting device. It has been confirmed that it will have an OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 360Hz touch sampling rate. It will also have a 44MP selfie camera and a 64MP quad rear camera array. We also expect it to be the first phone to run ZTE’s new MyOS which should be based on Android 11 out of the box.

There are still some details that are not yet known such as the screen size, the processor, RAM, storage capacity, and of course, the price. Notwithstanding, we expect some of these details to be officially revealed by ZTE before the March 30 launch date.

Alongside the phone, ZTE is also expected to announce a new smartwatch called the ZTE Watch GT. Sadly, we don’t know anything about what it looks like and what its specs are.

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Chinese manufacturer ZTE has officially confirmed via a Weibo post that the S30 series will be launched in China on March 30. The new S series mid-range smartphones will be spearheaded by the S30 Pro which we expect to come with several top-of-the-pack features.

So far, from the available specs already made public, the stand-out feature of the ZTE S30 Pro is a quite decent camera system – it is equipped with a 64MP main camera and a 44MP front camera. Close watchers and insiders have said that the soon-to-be-released S series is being propped as a replacement of the ZTE’s Blade series, although much speculation still surrounds the upcoming release. In the coming days leading to the March 30 launch, we would expect ZTE to throw in additional specs and features of the S30 Pro as it continues to build the tempo for a massive launch for this smartphone series which is expected to be affordable.

The March 30 launch date for the S series will also likely see the company showcase its new ecosystem strategy dubbed 1+2+N. The strategy focuses on a new user experience across several ZTE appliances which may be interconnected and controlled via the user’s ZTE smartphone or tablet. This will thus provide a unified interface for a wide array of operations across the connected devices.

Huawei, OPPO, and Realme are known to have also deployed similar product concepts that promote the creation of an ecosystem.

Although the ZTE S30 Pro is billed to be unveiled as a mid-range smartphone, we are still in the realm of speculation as to the cost of the smartphone. The manufacturer is yet to give a hint on that aspect of the upcoming launch and our “leak radar” is yet to discover any of such information.

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Last week, ZTE confirmed that it will be soon announcing new S-series smartphones in China. The company has now revealed that the S-series will include selfie-focused smartphones. The letter ‘S’ stands for ‘Shine’ and the series is aimed towards the youth. Today, it confirmed that the first S-series smartphone will be arriving in China as the ZTE S30 Pro. It has also confirmed two key features of the smartphone.

The poster reveals that the ZTE S30 Pro will be equipped with an OLED panel that will offer a 144Hz refresh rate. The selfie-centric phone will come equipped with a 44-megapixel selfie camera. The company is yet to reveal the front design of the ZTE S30 Pro. Hence, is unclear whether the phone features a punch-hole screen or a waterdrop notch, or a full display with an under-display camera.

A poster that was released earlier this week revealed that the ZTE S30 Pro will sport a gradient-colored rear panel. The rectangle-shaped camera housing of the device will have a 64-megapixel quad-camera system along with an LED flash. The other specifications of the smartphone are not known yet.

In related news, two ZTE phones with 9030N and 8030N model numbers have appeared on China’s 3C and TENAA certifications platforms. The ZTE 9030N was found to be equipped with Android 11 OS, 3,890mAh rated battery, 30W charger, 64-megapixel quad-camera setup, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and 164.8 x 76.4 x 7.9mm dimensions.

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The ZTE 8030N was seen with Android 11 OS, 5,860mAh rated battery, 18W charger, 48-megapixel triple camera setup, a side-facing fingerprint reader, and 165.8 x 77 x 9.6mm dimensions. The final product monikers of the ZTE 9030N and 8030N are yet to be revealed.

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