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Nokia Lumia 530
AmericasSamsung Galaxy Beam
I8530| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 2.3.6 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2012-02-26 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.13 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | -- |
| $ 180.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 245 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Beam has an overall score of 58.7, which is a bit better than Lumia 530's 53.5 general score. The Galaxy Beam works with Android 2.3.6 OS, while Lumia 530 has Windows Phone 8.1 OS. Despite being the best we are comparing here, the Galaxy Beam is a older, heavier and just a little thicker phone than the Lumia 530.
The Lumia 530 features a bit better performance than Galaxy Beam, because although it has lesser RAM and a slower 400 MHz graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores. The Lumia 530 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Beam, and although they both have a same size screen, the Lumia 530 also has a little bit higher 854 x 480 resolution and a quite greater pixel quantity in each inch of screen.
Lumia 530 counts with a little bit better storage for applications and games than Galaxy Beam, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy Beam features a way better battery lifetime than Lumia 530, because it has a 40 percent more battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Beam has just a bit better camera than Lumia 530. They have a 5 megapixels resolution back camera.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Beam is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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