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Nokia Lumia 530
Dual SIM| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | LG |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2015-02-23 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 5.25 x 2.60 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | -- |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | -- |
| $ 275.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| LCD | -- |
| 245 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 6.27 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 4.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The LG Spirit is a bit better than Lumia 530, having a 58.8 score against 53.5. LG Spirit works with Android 5.0 operating system, and Lumia 530 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 operating system. Even though LG Spirit and Lumia 530 were released only 7 months apart, LG Spirit is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner.
The Lumia 530 features a bit superior processing unit than LG Spirit, because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Lumia 530 also counts with an additional graphics processor. LG Spirit has a display that's very similar to the Lumia 530 one, although the LG Spirit also has a bigger screen, a way higher 1280 x 720px resolution and a higher pixel density.
LG Spirit counts with a bit better camera than Lumia 530, because it has a lot better 8 mega-pixels resolution back camera. Nokia Lumia 530 features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than LG Spirit, although it has 0 less internal memory capacity.
LG Spirit has a very superior battery lifetime than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has a 47 percent bigger battery size.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, LG Spirit is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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