Nokia Lumia 530, UK SIM-Free Smartphone - Dark Grey

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Display The display of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc. Type/technology As with all phones, the Nokia Lumia 530's overall no-frills desirability entirely depends on your needs. Compared to handsets even a step or two up on the pricing ladder, the 530 is a mediocre performer across the board, though its 4G connection and capacious SD storage card options are bright spots. However, its small screen size limits it from being helpful for seniors or the majority of people transitioning to their first smartphone, and the slippery material is less than ideal.

Large patches of cloud are a little noisy, but it’s not very noticeable even at its native resolution The aperture (f-stop number) indicates the size of the lens diaphragm opening, which controls the amount of light reaching the image sensor. The lower the f-stop number, the larger the diaphragm opening is, hence, the more light reaches the sensor. Usually, the f-stop number specified is the one that corresponds to the maximum possible diaphragm opening.However, this only really applies to the real core of the Windows Phone 8.1 system – the home screen and apps menu. All bets are off when you head into an app, and here we do start to see the cuts to the Lumia 530’s internals a bit.

Altering brightness to cope with daylight reveals one of the Lumia 530’s most annoying traits, though. Like the Lumia 630, there’s no auto brightness setting as the phone does not have an ambient light sensor. The capacity of a battery shows the maximum charge, which it can store, measured in mili-Ampere hours. Battery The batteries of mobile devices differ in capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge needed for the functioning of the devices. Capacity

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Thankfully, though, the system makes it very easy to install apps to a microSD card. We tried again, this time with a 64GB microSD installed. Now, it would be fitting for a smartphone with a price like the 530 to top out at lower 3G speeds. This one, however, supports HSPA+, which is branded "4G" in some markets, and is simply known as a faster form of 3G in others. Regardless, this designation doesn't get you a ton of megabits per second (Mbps) downlink or uplink, but it does mean that the phone is outfitted for faster data transfer than your typical 3G. As always, it's your network strength determines whether you actually see the speedier end of the range or not. Information about the process technology used in manufacturing the chip. The value in nanometers represents half the distance between elements that make up the CPU. Connectivity options on the Nokia Lumia 530 include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth v4.00, and 3G. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer and proximity sensor.

The Lumia 530 screen is not too recessed, either. This limits how badly the phone suffers from reflectivity, meaning it’s reasonably clear outdoors even though top brightness isn’t exactly eyeball-melting.System on Chip (SoC) A system on a chip (SoC) includes into a single chip some of the main hardware components of the mobile device. SoC

Information about additional software and hardware features of the rear camera which improve its overall performance. Estimated volume of the device, calculated from the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Applies for devices in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped.The ISO rating or number is an indicator of how sensitive a camera's image sensor is to light. Image sensors operate within a specific ISO range. The higher the ISO rating is, the more sensitive to light the sensor is. CPU is the Central Processing Unit or the processor of a mobile device. Its main function is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications. PC Advisor also considers the Lumia 530 to be worse than its predecessor, as it has a worse camera with fixed focus, instead of the auto-focus of the predecessor, half the storage size, and a worse graphics processor. [5] Variants [ edit ]