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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
		GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ
		1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y
		1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
	Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 30. Released 2014, October	2014, February. Released 2014, April
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
	Weight	156 g (5.50 oz)	145 g (5.11 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Micro-SIM
			IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
	GPU	Adreno 306 Mali-400 (Value Edition)	Adreno 330

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8GB 1GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, AF	16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2	2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
	Features		Dual video call
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)	Yes
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	FM radio	No
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate
			ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery
	Charging		Qi/PMA wireless charging - market dependent
	Stand-by		Up to 390 h
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 21 h
	Music play	Up to 75 h	Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Gray, Gold	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
	SAR		1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)	0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)
	Models	SM-G5306W, SM-G5308W, SM-G5309W, SM-G530BT, SM-G530F, SM-G530FQ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530H, SM-G531F, SM-G531H, SM-G530T, SM-G530W, SM-G530Y, SM-G530AZ, SM-G531Y, SM-G530T1, SM-G531M, SM-G530A, SM-G530M	SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1
	Price	About 140 EUR	About 250 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 520 Basemark X: 1904	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060 Basemark X: 11744
	Display	Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB	Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB
	Battery life		83h endurance rating