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The editors liked
Can usually be picked up for between $50 and $70 if you don't mind carrier exclusivity
Solid build quality with colorful shells
Smooth performance
Gives you all the basic smartphone stuff
4GB of internal storage is easily expandable via microSD
Which
The inexpensive Nokia Lumia 530 is equipped for HSPA+ speeds and can hold up to 128GB in external storage. It includes Microsoft's most current Windows Phone OS
Very low price. Easy-to-use OS. Great call quality. Attractive design.
Impressive performance
Colourful
Solid design
Amazing price
Good design
DualSIM functionality
The editors didn't like
Easiest to find in its carrier-locked form
CPU
GPU
Wi-Fi
Screen resolution
Camera
And cellular performance are fine for the price but poor compared to midrange and flagship phones
512MB of RAM prevents some apps from running
Prompts frequent reloa
A surprisingly slippery body makes you a constant butterfingers
And typing is tough on the small screen. The fixed focus camera won't take close-up shots
No LTE
And not even T-Mobile's best 3G speeds. Low RAM and storage create trouble for apps
Published: 2014-11-17, Author: J. , review by: vrworld.com
Editor's RatingThe Nokia Lumia 530 is compelling for the pricepoint, but a few glaring flaws may keep high-end users away.8Value and conclusionNokia is a brand known for durable construction and well thought-of design. The same goes for the low-priced Lum...
The Lumia 530 is the cheapest Lumia you can buy today and you get some excellent support from Microsoft. However, new 'white label' Windows Phone like the BLU Win JR. give the Lumia 530 some competition for value. Although more expens...
Published: 2014-10-26, Author: Andrew , review by: arstechnica.com
Can usually be picked up for between $50 and $70 if you don't mind carrier exclusivity, Solid build quality with colorful shells, Smooth performance, Gives you all the basic smartphone stuff, 4GB of internal storage is easily expandable via microSD, which
Easiest to find in its carrier-locked form, CPU, GPU, Wi-Fi, screen resolution, camera, and cellular performance are fine for the price but poor compared to midrange and flagship phones, 512MB of RAM prevents some apps from running, prompts frequent reloa
Published: 2014-10-14, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: When we posted our review of the Nokia Lumia 520 and subsequently the Lumia 521 for T-Mobile, it wasn't yet entirely clear the impact they'd have on the Windows Phone universe. Now that we know that Nokia's efforts allowed it to dominate the Windows Phone...
The inexpensive Nokia Lumia 530 is equipped for HSPA+ speeds and can hold up to 128GB in external storage. It includes Microsoft's most current Windows Phone OS
A surprisingly slippery body makes you a constant butterfingers, and typing is tough on the small screen. The fixed focus camera won't take close-up shots
Since specs are decidedly basic, its low price is the major reason to seek out the Nokia Lumia 530....
Abstract: There's just no denying it when it comes to Nokia's lowest-end smartphone. It's designed to be cheap, however that isn't necessarily a bad thing. The Nokia Lumia 530 has an impressive pair of boots to fill, considering it's the successor to the widely-pop...
Abstract: The Lumia 530 is a smartphone I absolutely love for its price and functionality, Microsoft has created what I would like to refer to as the first true burner smartphone. Something you can use on the go, lose and no stress about and easily pick up starting...
The Nokia Lumia 530 is not a flagship device, but at its current price it could form the foundation of the Windows Phone 8.1 ecosystem over the next 12 months, and makes an excellent, easy to use and cheap device for those moving up from a feature phone.S...
As I was writing this review, news came of the first sub-£40 pay-as-you-go offers on the Lumia 530 in the UK. It seems that pricing breakthroughs are where the Lumia 530 is at - and will continue to be. Sub-£50 Android phones are uniformly horribly built...
