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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y	GSM 900 / 1800 - 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 900 / 2100 - A260F/DS
		HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - A260G/DS
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F	1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - A260F/DS
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 40, 41 - A260G/DS
		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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2014, September 30. Released 2014, October	2019, April
	Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2019, April

Body	Dimensions	144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)	141.6 x 71 x 9.1 mm (5.57 x 2.80 x 0.36 in)
	Weight	156 g (5.50 oz)	142 g (5.01 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 (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	TFT	PLS LCD
	Size	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~68.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)	540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)

Platform	OS	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F	Android 8.0 Oreo (Go edition)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)	Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 306 Mali-400 (Value Edition)	Mali-T830 MP1

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	8GB 1GB RAM	8GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	8 MP, f/2.4, AF	5 MP, f/1.9, AF
	Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2	5 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	4.2, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)	No
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity

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

Misc
	Colors	White, Gray, Gold	Black, Blue, Red, Gold
	SAR EU	0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)	0.53 W/kg (head)     1.09 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-A260F, SM-A260G
	Price	About 140 EUR	About 120 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