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Nokia Lumia 530
Americas| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | HTC |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2015-03-01 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 245 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 32 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 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.80mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC One M9 has an overall score of 77.7, which is way better than Lumia 530's 53.5 overall score. HTC One M9's body is somewhat heavier but thinner than Lumia 530, and both of them were released with only 7 months difference. HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 OS, while Lumia 530 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 OS.
The HTC One M9 counts with a much more powerful processor than Lumia 530, because it has more CPU cores, a greater amount of RAM memory, a faster graphics processing unit running at 600 megahertz and a 64 bits processing unit. The HTC One M9 counts with a sharper screen than Lumia 530, because it has a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a way higher count of pixels per inch of display and a larger display.
The HTC One M9 takes much better pictures and videos than Lumia 530, because it has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and video and a way larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors. The HTC One M9 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Lumia 530, and although they both have an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the HTC One M9 also has more internal storage.
The HTC One M9 features a very superior battery duration than Lumia 530, because it has 2840mAh of battery capacity.
HTC One M9 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Nokia Lumia 530.
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