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Nokia Lumia 530
AmericasHTC Desire 510
Cricket| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | HTC |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2014-08-26 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 5.51 x 2.75 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black, Blue, Gray and White |
| $ 180.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 245 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | 17.2 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC Desire 510 is a little bit better than the Lumia 530, with a 58.8 score against 53.5. HTC Desire 510's body is thinner but somewhat heavier than Lumia 530, and both were only released 1 months apart. The HTC Desire 510 works with Android 4.4 operating system, and Lumia 530 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.
The Lumia 530 features a little bit better looking screen than HTC Desire 510, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 854 x 480px resolution, the Lumia 530 also counts with a just a little greater pixels density. The HTC Desire 510 features a bit better processor than Lumia 530, and although they both have the same number of cores, the HTC Desire 510 also has 512 MB more RAM memory, a 64 bits CPU and a much better graphics processing unit running at 450 MHz.
HTC Desire 510 counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Lumia 530, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the HTC Desire 510 also has 4 GB more internal memory capacity. The HTC Desire 510 has a superior battery lifetime than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has a 47 percent greater battery size.
The Nokia Lumia 530 counts with a slightly better camera than HTC Desire 510. Both of them have a same resolution back facing camera.
HTC Desire 510 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this phone an obvious call.
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