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Vivo S30 review: Dimensity 9300+ with a 50 MP ZEISS portrait lens in a 7.45 mm slim body.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2025·$520
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#12 of 117
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The portrait-first slim mid-ranger.

S30 doubles the camera split into a 50 MP main + 50 MP ZEISS portrait. The silicon-carbon 6,500 mAh in 7.45 mm and 186 g is the engineering trick. Skip if you need ultrawide; ideal if you shoot people.

01Display

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2025.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz, 5,000 nits peak
Size6.77 inches
Resolution2,392 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2025 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP, f/1.79 (Sony IMX882), OIS
Portrait50 MP, f/2.55 (ZEISS T*) OIS
Selfie50 MP (Samsung S5KJN1)

03Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2025 — 14 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among mid-range phones of 2025 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6,500 mAh (silicon-carbon)
Wired90 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 76-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

06Value

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 78-point average for mid-range phones of 2025.

What works
  • 7.45 mm slim with 6,500 mAh.
  • Dimensity 9300+ tops mid-range.
  • IP68 + IP69 dust/water.
  • ZEISS portrait lens.
What doesn't
  • No telephoto reach.
  • 8 MP ultrawide absent — ZEISS is portrait-only.
  • OriginOS only — Funtouch elsewhere.
  • No jack.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi 15T
$649 · score 84/100

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 117-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .