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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT18i HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - LT18a HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ
  1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y
  1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F
LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, September 2014, September 30. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm (4.92 x 2.48 x 0.34 in) 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 156 g (5.50 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, TFT
Size 4.2 inches, 48.6 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~233 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255T Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU 1.4 GHz Scorpion Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB (320MB user available), 512MB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS; GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+
HDMI port
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
TrackID music recognition
NeoReader barcode scanner
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 460 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 35 min (3G) Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 37 h Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Pure White, Midnight Blue, Misty Silver, Gloss Black, Sakura Pink White, Gray, Gold
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G5306W, SM-G5308W, SM-G5309W, SM-G530BT, SM-G530F, SM-G530FQ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530H, SM-G531F, SM-G531H, SM-G530T, SM-G530W, SM-G530Y, SM-G530AZ, SM-G531Y, SM-G530T1, SM-G531M, SM-G530A, SM-G530M, SM-G531BT, SM-G530MU, SM-G530P
Price About 210 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 520
Basemark X: 1904
Display Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -90.2dB Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB

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