Upcoming Samsung SM-G530 gets pictured, has specs outed

Sure, the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge may be the talk of the town this week, but that doesn't mean Samsung isn't going to churn out other devices in the near future too.

One contender is the handset known right now just by its model number - SM-G530. This has been certified for sale in China by TENAA, the relevant authority over there. As usual in such cases, a couple of photos showing the phone have surfaced.

Thanks to the TENAA listing, but also to the fact that the G530 was benchmarked a while back, we also know what to expect in terms of specs. This one will be clearly in the 'value for money' segment.

The Samsung SM-G530 will sport a 5-inch 540x960 touchscreen, an 8 MP rear camera with LED flash, and a 2 MP front snapper.

At the helm is a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset, which comes with a 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU. The phone has 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and NFC.

Its dimensions are 144.6 x 72.4 x 8.6 mm, and it weighs 150g. It runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat.

It's still unclear when to expect this device on the market, but it should land soon nevertheless - at least in China. And given the specs here, hopefully it won't be too expensive.

Source (in Chinese) | Via (in Dutch)