Loaded with Windows Phone 8.1 out of the box

Nokia Lumia 530

Loaded with Windows Phone 8.1 out of the box, the Lumia 530 brings the goods, such as the new Action Center, Word Flow, personalized Start Screen background, HERE Maps, and Cortana. Powering all this goodness is a tidy quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 CPU. There is 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage, the latter of which can be expanded via microSD card up to 128GB. There is a 5MP main camera and while there is no front facing camera, you can use voice commands to take selfies with the main camera using the Glam Me app. The Lumia 530 is a 3G smartphone, so data speeds will peak at about 21Mbps on an HSPA network. Of course, there is Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and Wi-Fi connectivity all baked in. The display is a 4-inch, 854x480 resolution LCD.

DESIGN

• Device type:
• Smart phone
• OS:
• Windows Phone 8.1
• Dimensions:
• 4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 inches (119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm)
• Weight:
• 4.55 oz (129 g)
  the average is 4.9 oz (139 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
• 4.0 inches
• Resolution:
• 480 x 854 pixels
• Pixel density:
• 245 ppi
• Technology:
• LCD
• Colors:
• 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
•  
• Multi-touch
• Features:
• Proximity sensor

CAMERA

• Camera:
•  
• 5 megapixels
• Aperture size:
• F2.4
• Focal length (35mm equivalent):
• 28 mm
• Camera sensor size:
• 1/4"
• Features:
• Face detection, ISO control, White balance presets, Geo tagging, Panorama, Night mode, Scenes, Voice activation
• Camcorder:
•  
• Resolution, 864 x 480 pixels 30 fps
• Features:
• Video sharing

HARDWARE

• System chip:
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
• Processor:
• Quad core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7
• Graphics processor:
•  
• Adreno 302
• System memory:
• 512 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
• 4 GB
• Storage expansion:
• microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GB

BATTERY

• Talk time:
• 13.40 hours
  the average is 12 h (711 min)
• Stand-by time:
• 22.0 days (528 hours)
  the average is 21 days (493 h)
• Talk time (3G):
• 10.00 hours
  the average is 15 h (909 min)
• Capacity:
• 1430 mAh

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
• Filter by:
• Album, Artist
• Features:
• Album art cover, Background playback
• Radio:
•  
• FM
• Speakers:
• Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
• Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
•  
• Internet Explorer 11
• Built-in online services support:
• YouTube (upload), MySpace, Flickr, Picasa/Google+, Twitter

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
• 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
• 900, 2100 MHz
• Data:
• HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, EDGE, GPRS
• Micro SIM:
• Yes
• Positioning:
• GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
• Navigation:
• Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation, Points of interest (POI)

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CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
•  
• 4.0
• Wi-Fi:
•  
• 802.11 b, g, n
• Mobile hotspot:
• Yes
• USB:
•  
• USB 2.0
• Connector:
• microUSB
• Features:
• Mass storage device, USB charging
• Other:
• Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
• Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3, WAV), Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
•  
• Accelerometer
•  
• Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
• 23 Jul 2014

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Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual

Differences:

• Multiple SIM cards:
•  
• 2 slots

Nokia Lumia 530

(for Americas)

Differences:

• UMTS:
• 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz