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Nokia Lumia 530
Americas| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | -- |
| 2014-07-23 | 2017-04-21 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.27 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is way better than Lumia 530, with a score of 81.7 against 53.5. The Galaxy S8 construction is newer and thinner, but also heavier than Lumia 530. Galaxy S8 features a more vivid display than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, a really larger display and a lot better screen density.
The Galaxy S8 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Lumia 530, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a better performance than Nokia Lumia 530, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 captures much better videos and photos than Lumia 530, because it has a lot larger back camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs, a much more megapixels back facing camera and a much larger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos. Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a superior battery life than Lumia 530, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 1430mAh.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Galaxy S8 is also the cheapest.
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