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Galaxy M34 review: Online-exclusive with 6000 mAh and OIS 50 MP.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2023·$230
Overall
68/100
Class rank
#76 of 148
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Endurance with OIS.

Galaxy M34 added OIS to its 50 MP main — rare in Samsung's online M-series — and paired it with a 6000 mAh battery and 120Hz AMOLED at $230, making it one of the better-rounded endurance phones of 2023.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide8 MP, 123 deg
Macro2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

64/100

64/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2023.

ChipsetExynos 1280 (5nm)
GPUMali-G68 MP4

04Battery

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6000 mAh
Charging25W

05Build

66/100

66/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2023 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • 6000 mAh + OIS 50 MP at $230
  • 120Hz Super AMOLED
  • Stereo Dolby + microSD + jack
What doesn't
  • Exynos 1280 mid-tier
  • 208 g heavy
  • 2 MP macro filler
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 8a
$499 · score 83/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 148-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .