The Samsung Galaxy M series is a line of online-exclusive mid-tier smartphones manufactured by Samsung Electronics. The first models in the series, the Samsung Galaxy M10 and M20, were released in February 2019; they were followed by the Samsung Galaxy M30 in March 2019 and the Samsung Galaxy M40 in June 2019.
Description
Being positioned at the mid-range and low-end segments, all models in the series have the essential features of a smartphone, and differ in size and design. The letter M stands for Millenial. However, new features are left out or other materials are used, with Samsung targeting Asian markets or the European entry-level market. The models are updated at least annually; minor updates or variants are displayed with name additions.
In September 2018, there were rumors that Samsung would reorganize their smartphone lineup by discontinuing the Galaxy J series along with the online-exclusive Galaxy On in favor of extending the mid-range Galaxy A series to lower-end segment and introducing the Galaxy M series as the new online-exclusive series of smartphones[1] to better compete against Chinese smartphone brands, such as Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Samsung later introduced the Galaxy M10 and M20 in January 2019.[2]
