launch
Announced
2014, September
Status
Available. Released 2014, October
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to v5.0.2/v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU
Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
camera
Rear
8 MP, f/2.4, autofocus, LED flash
Front
5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama
display
Size
5.0 inches
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (~220 ppi pixel density)
Technology
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
Stand By
—
Talk time
About 17 h
Playing Music
About 75 h
body
Dimensions
144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight
156 g (5.50 oz, 0.34 lb)
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White, Gray, Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
USB
microUSB v2.0
NFC
Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Radio
FM radio
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y 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 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - G530F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G530FZ LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 28(700) - G530Y LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800)
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