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Nokia Lumia 530
Americas| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 4.0 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2012-01-09 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 5.02 x 2.55 x 0.26 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black and Pink |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | SGX 540 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei Ascend P1 S has a score of 58.6, which is just a bit better than the Lumia 530's 53.5 overall score. Huawei Ascend P1 S is an older phone than the Lumia 530, but Huawei managed to build it thinner and lighter anyway. The Huawei Ascend P1 S has Android 4.0 operating system, and Lumia 530 works with Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.
Huawei Ascend P1 S counts with a slightly better screen than Lumia 530, because it has a little bit larger display, a bit greater count of pixels in each inch in the screen and a quite better 960 x 540 resolution. Nokia Lumia 530 features a bit faster processor than Huawei Ascend P1 S, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU and a larger number of cores (although they are slower).
The Lumia 530 has a much better memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei Ascend P1 S, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Lumia 530 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 128 GB. The Huawei Ascend P1 S features greater battery lifetime than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has 1800mAh of battery capacity instead of 1430mAh.
The Huawei Ascend P1 S features a better camera than Lumia 530, because it has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Huawei Ascend P1 S is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone a great choice.
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