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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 Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - 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
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2014, September	2015, June
	Status	Available. Released 2014, October	Available. Released 2015, June

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	Plastic body	Plastic body
	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 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	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)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes

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	microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8 GB, 1 GB RAM	8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, AF, f/2.4	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	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

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
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-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, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- MP4/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer	- ANT+ support - MP4/WMV/H.264 player - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	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)
	Price	About 140 EUR	About 160 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 504 / 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