Samsung Galaxy M34 with guaranteed 4 OS updates launched in India, price starts at Rs 16,999

Samsung's newly launched Galaxy M34 phone comes with a couple of features that are a rarity for its price.

The Galaxy M34 5G is powered by a 5nm Exynos 1280 SoC. (Image: Vivek Umashankar/Indian Express)

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Samsung has unveiled its latest Galaxy M-series smartphone in India, the Galaxy M34 5G. The new device is a successor to the Galaxy M33 that was launched last year and comes with software support that’s never before seen at this price.

Key specs include a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 50-megapixel triple rear camera setup with OIS, and a massive 6,000mAh battery that supports 25W fast charging.

Under the hood, you get a 5nm Exynos 1280 SoC, which is paired with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 128GB of onboard storage. The smartphone runs on Android 13-based One UI 5 and offers up to five years of security updates and four years of OS upgrades. It also has speakers with Dolby Atmos technology and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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The smartphone features an FHD+ (1080 x 2408 pixels) resolution and a peak brightness of 1,000 nits — again a rarity for this price. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. For selfies and video calls, there is a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera unit consists of a 50-megapixel primary sensor with OIS, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens with a 120-degree field of view, and a third sensor.

The Galaxy M34 5G comes in three colour options: Midnight Blue, Prism Silver, and Waterfall Blue. It will go on sale from July 15 via the Samsung website and Amazon as part of the Amazon Prime Day Sale. The smartphone is priced at Rs. 16,999 for the base variant with 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and Rs. 18,999 for the top-end variant with 8GB RAM + 128GB storage.