Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XL vs Nokia Lumia 530 vs Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2011 July 2014 July 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - August 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors White White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 302 Adreno 302
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.78% 59.08% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload 1/4'' sensor size 1/4' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) 480p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 present proximity sensor 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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J) Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1600 mAh 1430 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 528 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)