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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 - J200G, J200GU, J200F, J200Y
		HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - J200H
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - J200F
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ	1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - J200G
		1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y	1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - J200GU
		1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - J200Y
	Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 30. Released 2014, October	2015, September 11. Released 2015, September
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)	136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm (5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	156 g (5.50 oz)	129 g (4.55 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)	4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~64.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~234 ppi density)

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)	Exynos 3475 Quad (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)	Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	Adreno 306 Mali-400 (Value Edition)	Mali-T720

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

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, AF	5 MP, f/2.2, AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash
	Video	1080p@30fps	720p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2	2 MP, f/2.2
	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
	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

Battery	Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable
	Talk time	Up to 17 h (3G)	Up to 11 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 75 h	Up to 41 h

Misc
	Colors	White, Gray, Gold	White, Black, Gold
	SAR		1.18 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)	0.57 W/kg (head)     0.45 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-J200F, SM-J200G, SM-J200H, SM-J200GU, SM-J200M, SM-J200Y
	Price	About 140 EUR	About 150 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 520 Basemark X: 1904	Basemark X: 1683
	Display	Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB	Voice 67dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB
	Battery (old)		Endurance rating 67h