SpecEagle review · Samsung

Galaxy M34 5G review: Big-battery online-exclusive M-series with Super AMOLED.

Item: Galaxy M34 5G
Rating: 66
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2023·$249

Overall

66/100

Class rank

#1 of 10

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

A battery marathoner with AMOLED.

Galaxy M34 5G pairs a 6,000 mAh battery with Super AMOLED + OIS at $249. The Exynos 1280 keeps gaming modest.

01Display

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2023 — 9 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120 Hz

Size6.5 inches

Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px

02Camera

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 59-point average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS

Ultrawide8 MP

Macro2 MP

Selfie13 MP

03Performance

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2023 — 6 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetExynos 1280 (5 nm)

RAM6 / 8 GB

Storage128 GB + microSD

04Battery

88/100

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

Capacity6,000 mAh

Wired25 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 75-point average for budget phones of 2023.

What works

Huge 6,000 mAh battery.
Super AMOLED 120 Hz + OIS.
Headphone jack + microSD.
Stereo speakers.

What doesn't

Exynos 1280 is mid.
Heavy 208 g.
No IP rating.
Slow 25 W for the battery size.

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