Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Nokia Lumia 530

Samsung Galaxy Note 3
samsung galaxy note 3
Nokia Lumia 530
nokia lumia 530
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced September 2013 July 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar] Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 3200 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)