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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		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, 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 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 30. Released 2014, October	2015, June 19. Released 2015, July 28
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)	142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	156 g (5.50 oz)	146 g (5.15 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	TFT	Super AMOLED
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~67.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F	Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 306 Mali-400 (Value Edition)	Adreno 306

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8GB 1GB RAM	8GB 1.5GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, AF	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
	Features		LED flash
	Video	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.1, A2DP
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)	Yes (market dependent)
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio, RDS, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity
			ANT+

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 18 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 75 h	Up to 62 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Gray, Gold	White, Black, Gold
	SAR		0.80 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)	0.61 W/kg (head)     0.48 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-G531BT, SM-G530MU, SM-G530P	SM-J500F, SM-J500G, SM-J500FN, SM-J500Y, SM-J500M, J500S, SM-J500H, SM-J5007, J5, SM-J500N0, SM-J5008
	Price	About 140 EUR	About 160 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 520 Basemark X: 1904
	Display	Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB