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Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS	CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network	1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1490
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1491
	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	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, September 30. Released 2014, October	2013, October. Released 2013, November
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)	200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in)
Weight	156 g (5.50 oz)	331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz)
Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM

Display
Type	TFT	IPS LCD
Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)	7.9 inches, 193.3 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)	1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)
Protection		Oleophobic coating

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F	iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)	Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU	Adreno 306 Mali-400 (Value Edition)	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	8GB 1GB RAM	16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, AF	5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF
Features	LED flash, panorama	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.2	1.2 MP
Features		face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video	1080p@30fps	720p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)	No
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio	No
USB	microUSB 2.0	Lightning, USB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, compass

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Po 6470 mAh, non-removable (24.3 Wh)
Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Music play	Up to 75 h

Misc
Colors	White, Gray, Gold	Space Gray/Black, Silver/White
SAR		1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)	0.99 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	A1489, A1490, A1491, iPad4,6, iPad4,5, iPad4,4
Price	About 140 EUR	About 270 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 520 Basemark X: 1904	Basemark X: 13286
Display	Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 804:1 (nominal)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB	Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality	Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB	Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -82.9dB