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| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-07-23 | 2019-05-07 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | OLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.82 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a has a global score of 78.8, which is much better than Nokia Lumia 530's 53.5 general score. Although Google Pixel 3a is heavier than the Nokia Lumia 530, it's a lot thinner and also way newer. Google Pixel 3a comes with Android 11 OS, while Nokia Lumia 530 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 OS.
The Google Pixel 3a features a bit more powerful processing unit than Lumia 530, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Google Pixel 3a has a bit sharper screen than Lumia 530, because it has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2220px, a way better screen density and a lot bigger screen.
The Google Pixel 3a takes much clearer photos and videos than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has a lot larger sensor which provides a much better image and video quality, a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot bigger diafragm aperture. Google Pixel 3a features much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Lumia 530, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a really longer battery performance than Lumia 530, because it has a 110% bigger battery capacity.
The Google Pixel 3a costs a little more than Nokia Lumia 530, but you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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