Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Nokia
Announced October 2011 September 2012 July 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 iOS 6 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 302
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 60.84% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM Radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 1/4' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1432 mAh 1440 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 225 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)