REVIEW: Galaxy M34 5G, cell phone with a battery that lasts

Launched at the end of September 2023, Galaxy M34 5G is the new smartphone of Samsung which has become very popular on the Internet, known for having great value for money with a long-lasting battery. Want to know more? Check out the review!

Design

O Galaxy M34 It is a smartphone with a light and shiny plastic housing, its edges and edges are rounded and the touch is soft. The device is a little thick, measuring around 8,8 mm.

I received the cell phone in navy blue, but you can find the Galaxy M34 in light blue and silver.

At the rear we find a flash LED and three cameras lined up vertically with 8, 50 and 2 megapixels respectively. On the front there is a 6,5-inch screen and a 13-megapixel front camera. The smartphone Samsung it also has a main button with fingerprint reader and two volume buttons on the right side and a compartment Dual SIM e MicroSD on the left side.

At the bottom are the sound output, microphone, USB-C input and 3,5 mm headphone jack.

Despite its simple appearance, the Samsung cell phone is very beautiful and has a certain elegance in its modesty, mainly due to the shiny finish of the plastic on the back of the device. Android. The grip is very light and the rounded aspect makes it super comfortable in the hand, I really liked it.

Fabric

Being an entry-level smartphone, I wasn't expecting an impressive screen experience, just the essentials for daily use on social networks, games and that's it. But the 6,5-inch screen Galaxy M34 has technology Super AMOLED with 120Hz and adaptive brightness of up to 1.000 nits, a display so bright and colorful that I preferred to use it with the light turned down most of the time. Its resolution is 1080 x 2340 pixels (FHD+), with 16 million colors.

It is a screen that adapts well to the situations and lighting in the environment, and it is very easy to see the reproduced images in detail even when looking from indirect angles.

Still on the screen, it occupies almost the entire front of the device, with very thin edges around the body of the smartphone and a slightly thicker edge at the bottom. Overall, this last detail doesn't hinder the experience at all and is just a matter of design.

Battery

With a 6.000mAh battery, the Samsung promises super fast charging for the Galaxy M34 and duration of 22 hours when constantly using the Internet (Wi-Fi) and up to 24 hours of video playback.

During the days I had the device, the battery lasted a long time, it took just over a day to reach 20% even when playing, watching movies and watching some videos on YouTube.

It remained very stable during the activities and I ended up not using the Energy saving, which usually increases the duration even further.

in the box of Galaxy M34 a Samsung sent a charger Adaptive Fast Charging the brand's standard 15 W charge, but the device supports a 25 W fast charging feature.

Performance

The smartphone Galaxy M34 It is equipped with the octa-core chipset Samsung Exynos 1280 (2x 2.4GHz Cortex-A78 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55). There is also 128 GB of storage and 6 GB of RAM with card support MicroSD up to 1TB. More than enough storage and memories for an intermediate smartphone.

Regarding connectivity, the smartphone supports the 5G mobile network, Wi-Fi 5 connection, Bluetooth 5.3, USB type C (2.0), as well as GPS, NFC technology for contactless payment, accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic Sensor , Light Sensor and Virtual Proximity Sensor.

To test the power of the device, I ran the benchmark application AnTuTu. Widely used to carry out performance, stress and battery tests, the software also classifies the cell phone in relation to others on the market.

No AnTuTu o Galaxy M34 achieved 464403 points, beating 6% of users and maintaining a stable battery temperature throughout the process with an average of 29 °C. A CPU alone scored 148673 points, defeating 9% of users and the GPU scored 105680 points defeating 7% of users.

Frontal camera

The front camera has 13 megapixels and some cool features such as portrait mode that blurs the background of the image, Fun mode with Snapchat filters, intelligent framing and video mode that films at 30 fps Full HD.

The images from the front camera have a slight graininess in both artificial and natural light, nothing that would disturb or reduce the quality of the camera, but it is a detail that deserves attention. Furthermore, the colors have a nice balance of contrast and light, making the photos neither too saturated nor too little.

The front camera's night mode Galaxy M34 It doesn't work miracles, there is a slight difference in lighting between taking photos with or without this feature, noises are also softened, but in a mild way.

Rear cameras

The three rear cameras have 8, 50 and 2 megapixels respectively, the first being Ultra Wide (to capture images with greater amplitude), the second main and the last a macro camera (to capture images with a lot of zoom). Smart rear camera features include portrait mode, fun mode, night mode, PRO mode, video, pro video, Single Take (to boomerang straight from the camera), Super Slow Motion, slow motion and timelapse, as well as Samsung filters .

The smartphone films in Full HD at 60 fps.

Both in artificial and ambient light the photos turned out great, the resolution is more than satisfactory and once again the balance between light, contrast and colors is present.

The rear cameras have much less grain and in natural light the contrast and color saturation were more evident and beautiful too.

The night mode of the rear cameras improves photo resolution much more, it is clear how artificial intelligence works to deliver more quality.

Audio

I found the audio Galaxy M34 loud, clean and with balanced bass and treble. The Samsung smartphone only has one sound output located at the bottom of the device, but it is more than enough to deliver quality sound even if it is not stereo. The microphone also delivers clean, balanced audio with little noise.

It is worth noting that the M34 maintains the P2 (3,5mm) headphone output, to the delight of users who prefer wired headphones (or who do not want to pay more for a Bluetooth headset).

Operational system

The smartphone arrived at Brazil to Android 13 and native system Samsung UI 5.1, a layer of personalization that adds a series of features and improvements exclusive to the brand. A One UI is known for its intuitive interface and optimized design, providing a more fluid and pleasant user experience. It is worth remembering that the model will receive the One UI 6, which began to be distributed this week and should reach the model by the end of the year.

I like that the Samsung Don't ship your smartphones with too many applications, it's easy to clean up those native installations that we won't use and leave the device looking like we do. The basic survival apps are already installed: Spotify, Netflix, TikTok and the family Google.

Conclusion

O Galaxy M34 It's been talked about a lot and it's no wonder, it's a great mid-range smartphone, with a fair price and more than necessary features. We have in our hands a balanced cell phone with a great set of rear cameras, a vibrant display, a long-lasting battery and a processor that does what it promises.

Throughout use, I didn't see the cell phone getting hot or choking, I was able to have fun without any worries.

Furthermore, Samsung managed to combine the simple with the elegant by thinking about a minimalist design with details that make the difference: the shiny back and the metal on the edges of the rear cameras.

It's a great cell phone for those who are short on money, but don't want to compromise on performance and processing speed. It's just a shame it didn't come with a 25W charger for fast charging.

O Galaxy M34 can be found by BRL 1.359,15 at Magazine Luiza.

Technical specifications

Córdoba	Galaxy M34
Brand	Samsung
RAM memory	6 GB
Internal memory	128 GB
Fabric	6,5 inches resolution 1080 x 2340 (FHD+) On-Cell Touch AMOLED | OCTA
Dimensions	161.7 x 77.2 x 8.8
speech	5G
NFC	Yes
Supported card	MicroSD up to 1TB
Processor	Octa-core 2.4GHz
Bluetooth	5.3
Frontal camera	13 SM
Rear cameras	8.0 MP + 50 MP + 2.0 MP UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) @ 30fps Slow motion 240fps@HD
Chip Type	nano SIM
PC Sync	Smart Switch
Operational system	Android 13
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic Sensor, Proximity, Luminosity
USB Interface	USB-C, USB 2.0
Headphone Connector	3.5mm Stereo Connection (P2 Standard)
Wi-fi	802.11 a / b / g / n / ac 2.4G + 5GHz, VHT80
Weight	208 grams
Price	R $ 1.359,15

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reviewed by Glaucon Vital in 31 / 10 / 23.