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Nokia Lumia 530
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy Note 3
Dual SIMN9002
| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2013-09-04 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.27 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | 528 hours standby time 25 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is much better than Nokia Lumia 530, getting an 81.2 score against 53.5. Samsung Galaxy Note 3's body is way thinner than Nokia Lumia 530, although it's way heavier and was released around 11 months before. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with Android 5.0 OS, while Nokia Lumia 530 works with Windows Phone 8.1 OS.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 features a faster CPU than Nokia Lumia 530, and although they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 also has a much better graphics processing unit and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Note 3 counts with a more vivid display than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has a really larger screen, a way better resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a way higher screen pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 captures much better pictures and videos than Lumia 530, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better photography and videos in low light environments, a camera with a lot better resolution and a much larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors. Galaxy Note 3 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Lumia 530, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 64 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Note 3 features a way better battery duration than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Note 3 is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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