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Nokia Lumia 530
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.27 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | 20 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 4 has an overall score of 81.6, which is way better than the Nokia Lumia 530's 53.5 general score. Galaxy Note 4 has Android 5.0 OS, while Nokia Lumia 530 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 OS. Even though Galaxy Note 4 and Nokia Lumia 530 were released with only 1 months difference, the Galaxy Note 4 body is extremely thinner but also extremely heavier.
The Galaxy Note 4 features a superior processor than Nokia Lumia 530, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Note 4 also has a faster graphics processing unit running at 500 MHz and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Note 4 counts with an incredibly better display than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has a lot bigger display, a way higher 2560 x 1440px resolution and a lot greater pixel quantity per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Nokia Lumia 530, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 also has 32 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features a very superior camera than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has a much larger back camera sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a larger camera aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited situations.
Galaxy Note 4 has a really longer battery performance than Lumia 530, because it has a 125 percent greater battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is also cheap compared to the other phone, making this phone an easy choice.
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