vivo S30 and S30 Pro mini with Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 / Dimensity 9300+, 50MP front camera, 6500mAh battery announced


vivo has introduced the S30 and S30 Pro mini smartphones in the S20 series in China, as it had promised. The S30 retains the 6.67-inch 1.5K 120Hz AMOLED BOE Q10 panel, but the new S30 Pro mini that replaces the S20 Pro gets a smaller 6.31-inch 1.5K 120Hz LTPO AMOLED screen.

The phones feature a 50MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide angle camera and a 50MP 3x periscope telephoto camera. The S30 Pro mini is the world’s first mobile phone to obtain SGS triple-proof certificatio, said the company.

The vivo S30 has a plastic frame and the S30 Pro mini get a metal frame and these come in Cool Berry Pink, Mint Green, Lemon Yellow and Cocoa Black colours. The S30 Pro mini has IP68 + IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.

The S30 gets the latest Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC and the S30 Pro mini is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ SoC, same as the S20 Pro. Both the phone pack a 6500mAh battery with 90W fast charging.

vivo S30 specifications
  • 6.67-inch (2800×1260 pixels) 1.5K flat AMOLED screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 3840Hz high frequency PWM dimming, up to 5000 nits peak brightness
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4nm) Mobile Platform with Adreno 722 GPU
  • 12GB / 16GB RAM LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB / 512GB storage
  • Android 15 with OriginOS 5
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 50MP main camera with Sony LYT700V /1.56″ sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, 8MP 106° ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 50MP IMX882 3x periscope telephoto camera with f/2.65 aperture, Aura light
  • 50MP autofocus front camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • In-display optical fingerprint sensor
  • Dust and Splash resistant (IP64)
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
  • Dimensions:160.21×74.39×7.49mm; Weight:192g
  • 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
  • 6500mAh (typ) battery with 90W fast charging

vivo S30 Pro mini specifications
  • 6.31-inch (2640 x 1216 pixels) 1.5K 120Hz LTPO AMOLED screen, 4320Hz high frequency PWM dimming, up to 5000 nits peak brightness
  • Octa-Core Dimensity 9300+ 4nm SoC with Immortalis-G720 GPU
  • 12GB / 16GB RAM LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
  • Android 15 with OriginOS 5
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 50MP main camera with Sony IMX921 sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, 8MP 106° ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 50MP IMX882 3x periscope telephoto camera with f/2.65 aperture, Aura light
  • 50MP autofocus front camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • In-display optical fingerprint sensor
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo Speakers, Hi-Res audio
  • Dust and Water resistant ( IP68 + IP69 ratings)
  • Dimensions:150.83×71.76×7.99; Weight:186g
  • 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, NFC
  • 6500mAh (typ) battery with 90W fast charging
Pricing and availability
  • vivo S30 12GB+256GB – 2699 yuan (USD 374 / Rs. 32,015 approx.)
  • vivo S30 12GB+512GB – 2999 yuan (USD 416 / Rs. 35,560 approx.)
  • vivo S30 16GB+512GB – 3299 yuan (USD 457 / Rs. 39,120 approx.)
  • vivo S30 Pro mini 12GB+256GB – 3499 yuan (USD 485 / Rs. 41,500 approx.)
  • vivo S30 Pro mini 16GB+256GB – 3799 yuan (USD 527 / Rs. 45,035 approx.)
  • vivo S30 Pro mini 16GB+512GB – 3999 yuan (USD 555 / Rs. 47,405 approx.)

The phones are available to order from today and will go on sale in China stating from June 6th.


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