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| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Huawei |
| Windows Phone 8.1 | Android 4.0 |
| 2014-07-23 | 2012-01-09 |
| 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches | 5.02 x 2.55 x 0.26 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| Black, Green, Orange and White | Black and Pink |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 chipset | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | SGX 540 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.82 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 528 hours standby time 13.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Ascend P1 S has a score of 58.6, which is a bit better than Lumia 530's 53.5 general score. Even though the Huawei Ascend P1 S is older than the Lumia 530, it's construction is lighter and much thinner. The Huawei Ascend P1 S counts with Android 4.0 OS, while Lumia 530 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 OS.
The Nokia Lumia 530 features a bit better CPU than Huawei Ascend P1 S, because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor and a larger number of cores. The Huawei Ascend P1 S features a bit better screen than Lumia 530, because it has a quite larger display, a little higher pixel quantity in each inch of display and a bit higher 960 x 540 resolution.
Huawei Ascend P1 S has a much better camera than Nokia Lumia 530, because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera. The Nokia Lumia 530 features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei Ascend P1 S, and although they both have exactly the same 4 GB internal memory, the Nokia Lumia 530 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
Huawei Ascend P1 S has superior battery duration than Lumia 530, because it has 1800mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Huawei Ascend P1 S is also a bargain compared to others, making it a no doubt choice.
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