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Network
Technology No cellular connectivity GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F
  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, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, October. Released 2012, November 2014, September 30. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm (10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in) 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight 680.4 g (1.50 lb) 156 g (5.50 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM No Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
 Built-in kickstand
Display
Type TFT TFT
Size 10.6 inches, 309.7 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~148 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
 ClearType technology
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows RT Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 1.2 MP 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, panorama
Video 720p 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Positioning No GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio
USB USB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 TV-out
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo viewer/editor
Microsoft Office 2013 RT
Battery
Type Li-Ion battery, non-removable (31.5 Wh) Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 360 h
Talk time Up to 8 h Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Dark Titanium White, Gray, Gold
SAR EU 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 260 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 520
Basemark X: 1904
Display Contrast ratio: 1324:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -82.6dB / Crosstalk -81.7dB Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB

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