Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM Full Review: Affordable But Not Valuable

Rating:

3.0/5

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PROS

• Looks better than other budget phones
• Windows Phone 8.1

CONS

• Poor rear camera
• Missing front shooter
• No LED Flash
• Underwhelming performance

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual-SIM - Processing Speed, Connectivity Features, Benchmarks

Under the hood, there's a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, paired with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory, which can be later expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card slot. Windows Phone 8.1 OS is efficient, but there is just 512MB of RAM and a mere 4GB of internal memory.

Can you imagine running a high-end racing game with such specifications? Well, we tried to run a popular racing game but the end result was disappointing. Visually, of course, you'd expect rather a predictable result - same frame rate issues and broken audio quality.

No doubt, the processor can handle day-to-day tasks, such as browsing a web or running casual games. The biggest issue with the Lumia 530 is its underwhelming processor.

These days we can easily find similar priced but Android-powered handsets with much better specs sheet. So if we think of -- competition, than probably the Lumia 530 Dual-SIM falls flat.

For benchmarks, AnTuTu rated the handset at 10,805. To put that in some kind of perspective the Lumia 530 Dual-SIM is way behind Android counterparts such as the Xiaomi Redmi 1S, which scored a healthy 19,828, though in case of Redmi 1S's it does have a 1GB of RAM and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor.

You'd be surprised to know that the Redmi 1S is priced Rs. 1,000 less than the Lumia 530 Dual-SIM.

The call quality on the device is reasonably fine, with the usual rich sound possible, as expected from Nokia.

Like any other budget handset, the Nokia Lumia 530 Dual-SIM offers an array of connectivity options. The device has full 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, Dual-SIM, FM Radio, Bluetooth, GPS, and microUSB.