Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2014 March 2015 March 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Available - May 2015 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey Black/Silver Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 302 - -
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 8.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.08% 69.00% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features 1/4' Sensor Size Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video 480p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1430 mAh 4200 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h - -
Talk Time Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
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