Huawei Ascend Y530

  • Released 2014, February
    145g, 9.3mm thickness
    Android 4.3
    4GB 512MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.5"
    480x854 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 512MB RAM
    Snapdragon 200
  • 1750mAh
    Li-Ion

Huawei Ascend Y530 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, February
Status Available. Released 2014, February
Body Dimensions 132.5 x 67 x 9.3 mm (5.22 x 2.64 x 0.37 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~62.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~218 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 302
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black, White, Red, Yellow
Models Y530-U00, Y530-U051
Price About 100 EUR

Huawei Ascend Y530 - User Reviews

  • I once had the iPhone 4 with 32GB internal memory, and after 4 years, (2014) inadvertently dipped it in a cup of tea, but fortunately saved my data to iTunes. I wanted a useable phone, so I purchased a (locked to Telstra) Huawei Ascend Y530 with a prepay SIM, for A$130.00. Managed to get good use of the camera, and discovered that, unlike the iPhone, you could insert an SD card, and move all of your pictures and video (as well as data) to it. A very good basic phone, and still works well with a conscious dedication to remove data from the (small) internal memory to the external SD card on a regular basis.

  • Bought this phone 2015, its good, battery life no complains but the ram is too small so for bigger tasks consider the latest versions. Its still working perfectly though in 2018.

  • Think about buying Huawei Y530.Better not.This phone was very good at 2014.But in newer days this is piece of junk.Becomes slow after time.Need to reset.Cant install Custom ROM.Bad phone very bad.

  • I like this phone, but don't buy it in 2017

  • Mostly junk. No RAM, and the transmitters degrade to the point of uselessness. You can be in arms reach of the access point, and it will still say "Not in range". The battery life is good.

  • Ok for calls, texts and small apps. Tried downloading a film and it kept losing connection, then I tried sending the same film from my Nexus 5 via Bluetooth and it cut off halfway through a very slow transfer. The internal storage is unacceptable and can be complicated to work out exactly how much you have available. The UI is generally smooth but crashes every so often. Can play 720hd fine but no picture on 1080hd just sound. Basically it's good for internet radio (also has FM with headphones plugged in), I use tunein radio and no problems. Just use this phone as a phone and light tasks and you will be fine. The chipset is budget so don't expect miracles.

  • All of you guys who are bashing on this phone, please take into consideration that it was designed to be an entry level android device BACK IN EARLY 2014! This model was designed to be a budget device, and for a budget device it sure packed a lot of features back then. The performance and hardware were subpar always, but it had amazing bang for your buck factor for a while. I still have mine, bought it soon after it was released. It is still serviceable for basic tasks, and it hasn't failed me once. The battery survives for about 12h of moderate usage, but it used to live much longer only a year ago. I dropped it and scratched it and hit it enough to break 3 phones, it got splashed by water, it is full of dust... It survived torture, but it's still alive and without faults somehow. But yes, don't buy this in 2017. There were better options even when it was released, let alone now.

  • Turn off about out setting all others

  • The ram is too small hence games are incopatible

  • absolute piece of rubbish. could barely run apps like Youtube and Snapchat and couldn´t even start a simple game like Candy Crush Saga! Battery worked great for about two months, then deteriorated very quickly. Although easy to use when it worked, it didn´t last even six months. just a waste of money

  • Using this phone since 1 year. To be frank this phone, sucks like hell. Please dont buy this product and waste your money. Poor battery, poor camera, por ram ...

  • If you think about buying this: better buy a used iPhon 5(c). Worlds faster.

  • y530 ..is much better allrounder phone than Nokia 3310 with no battery stamania included :)

  • nice

  • It has very low RAM and different android version

  • This phone is showing that it has an internal space of 4GB but in actual sense it is 1.81GB. it is also rejecting to download other staff.why is it so

  • this Phone is too bad You couldnt Use More then 4 Application . Malayalam Not Supporting

  • Don't buy this phone, you'll ended up 1 or 2 years after buying a new one

  • do I need to root,CWM recovery & unlock boot loader to install HUAWEI Y530 Firmware (Y530-U051, Android 4.3, EMUI 1.6, V100R001C900B181CUSTC56D005, New Zealand)

  • this is a Malayalam support phone

  • Not a very good phone, wouldn't suggest it anyway. It's battery life is tremendously poor, you can't go 5 to 6 hours without charging it. Also, many apps and games aren't "compatible", so if you're thinking about getting a phone, don't get a Huawei, especially not this Version. Although, newer versions may be better.

  • I have been facing many problems since I bought this phone no live wallpaper small rom crash's while playing it say's rooted with root checker but can't remove system apps. ....... etc you are loosing your customers so you should solve these problems

  • A great phone. Had it 18 months & it runs faultless. Dont bother with games as RAM is too small. Ccleaner keeps the garbage down. 2016 09 09

  • Worst phone, sometimes I can't send text messages so i need to restart it before im able to send it, it also often hanging and lagging. Im so dissapointed to buy this phone.

  • performens very bad but frunt camara not bad

  • bought it in Holland Amsterdam in 2014. has served me well but of late it's just wow. hangs and can't download graphics. i have to give it time to think about my command and if i does not keep it on toes then the screen goes blank. i just have to buy another one.

  • After a year of use it has become a very good paperweight becauses nothing works cant download anything it is just a waste of money

  • Ram small,cant download apps,cant switch data services on,shows it's on but not really operating,crashes Chrome,freezes,yet I have used it for less than a month...All I can say is waste on my money

  • It's very slow phone. It provide 1gb space and it's apps after update take more than 650 MBs

  • It supports normal SIM size (Mini-Sim) and not micro-Sim as it´s here described.

  • Please check your build number and download same version try again using dload

  • Why when I have deleted e-mails they reappear as 'live' e-mails a few days later..very annoying!

  • I'm using huawei y530, is does not support live wallpapers, and not having font styles also. Pls fix it else you will loose a bigger customer. And i don't know if it has shortcut for reseting the phone. Cus i have been trying but to no avail. And the RAM too is too small

  • THIS IS SH.. I cant play pokemon go Your device isn compatible with this version...

  • once i open my huawei y530 it writes "unlock sim block" how can i remove it

  • I have a Huawei Ascend Y530-U051, I tried to update the firmware but in the middle of the update it says there is an error and aborts. Without the update I am unable to download recent apps from the google play store (ex. Clash of clans). if you have any knowledge on this matter or how to fix it please let me know asap.

  • It is a very awfull phone,i cant install and play Terraria,and most games and apps crashes because its missing live wallpaper support!! I tried to install Custom ROM,but there is no Custom Recovery for it!! As we say in Serbia: You cant transform granny into girl!! :( Someone pls help me

  • I'm using Huawei Y530 U051 please let me know f there is a way to support live wallpaper

  • I never posted any reviews but I have to post this time, maybe I'll save someone from buying this stupid phone... I've been using it for almost 2 years now, after I used it for 2-3 months without major problems the hell started, I'm talking crashing from the apps such as messenger, Facebo ok and Viber, apps get unresponsive 90% of the time, the keyboard hides from the screen in the middle of writing, and BATTERY IS AWFUL, I'm talking 2h max usage if you're just texting! All in all, save yourself money and nerves and skip from buying this phone, especially now when its 2016... Wish you luck, cheers

  • I have the exact same problem.How do you deal with that?

  • this pone is good not bad I have used since two years there is no major problem. Huawei is good.

  • Used it for 2 years. Was nice and good for few months and after that apps starred freezinflg and crashing. Even phones interface was lagging, really bad phone

  • i don't understand why i got live wallpaper apps problem,its mony westing phone

  • I've been using this phone for about a year now and have been experiencing millions of problems in this phone until now. I'm gonna buy a new phone and unfortunately for you Huawei, you lost a valuable costumer.

  • Does anyone know how to stop the insufficient storage message,

  • have.had.y53o.phone.17.months.and.in.my.opinion.­very.good.phone.normal.use.including.web.searche­s.etc.battery.lasts.me.around.2.days.to.cut.batt­ery.usage.don't.have.a.bright.screen.up-dating.t­he.apps.wait.a.few.minutes.until.it's.been.scann­ed.by.anti-virus..Jon(Birmingham)UK

  • Because RAM is to too smaal, only 512 MB. Transfer some programs from phone to sd ... usually helps

  • I love this phone!! But...it tells me there is insufficient storage to download apps even though I have a 32Gb SD card in it with 29Gb spare. Why?????

  • Hard Reset! :-)

  • you have to download the facebook app and the do it but when you are selecting photos you have to press done in the top right corner

  • I have huwai y530. The phone become stocked sotware problem it can not swipe the screan . I can't answer my recieving call also cnt use the applicantions. Please i want you to gide me to finish. this problem

  • My son put a password on his phone and can't remember it. How do we unlock it?

  • How do you get rid of Lady voice over?

  • Had my Y530 for a year. It is great. No problems except my fingers make streaks on the glass - you should fix that eh?

  • its getting too much heat, even though i'm only watching videos, how much more when i use data and surf the web.

  • If you know the best ways to solve it tell me please.when i try to turn on my huawei ascend y 530 failed and gets off before complete its startup.what can i do?

  • I use huaweig530 ,but when I use more time data it over heat . what is solution for this ,I expect good solution from you! thank you!

  • Greetings to you! I purchased my Huawei Ascend Y530 a couple of days ago.it's a nice looking phone and i loved it! After i inserted my valid SIM card,i got a problem on using the phone.i cuoldn't been able to receive or make a call and the same with a text messaging.but the Data Service is working well. what do you think the problem could be? am i missing something to be configured on its Settings?! Thanks in advance!

  • When i am installing big apps that show features not available in your device or hinging when wifi or data solve my problem and replay with [email protected]

  • Hello I use y530 12 months since the online reception is very, very weak normalize when I use Wifi greeted very weak, a factory set twice a week and download many types of internet increase not working probably how can i solve this problem [email protected] I appreciated your answers

  • nice phone. how I wish it had high screen and camera resolution. and no overheating. its my favorite phone anyway!!!!

  • Hi qamar Wat is the solution ur phone was getting heat NA what u have gone

  • Icanot update Facebook. And I cannot read Malayalam on my mobile phone.. Plzz plzz help me

  • hi i need a room officer to hauwei ascend y530-U051, please can you help me.wrote me to mail [email protected]

  • i can text,and call out, but can't get calls in when i press the green call or the center call. any direction.

  • im iranian.......in huawei y530:how to root please help how to roo huawei y530 with android 4.3??? wich appppppppppp for root?????

  • How do I download photos on Facebook using my Huawei ascend y530? I've tried touching photos on screen for options but nothing happens. Please can some one help? Thanks

  • Same here brother If you know how to fix this just pls tell me. Everytime i use a browser via facebook it gets shutted down ...

  • What should i do with my huawei phone it gets shutdown and used too much data what should I do pls can i get help here? It will shutdown and I already reset it or reformat but it will still shutdown

  • My huawei y530 use soo much data

  • I have bought huawei Y530 model mobile. But i couldn't get service .due to unknown reason it shut down. so what shall I do?

  • make hard resset

  • Excellent phone for what I use it for. Screen detail is very good and it is very quick compared to my older HTC Desire phone. I only have a pay as you go, cell phone service so I don't stream video but I do browse the internet, sparingly, and the phone works quickly with loading up the web pages.

  • My last huawei EVER!!!Half-dead and slow,slow,slow....

  • when i on my huawei ascend y530 phone, it will on but the phone menu never comes, it only writes android on the phone screen. Can anyone help me solve this problem

  • huawei sofitwar

  • Yeah u can press the lock bottom with volume low

  • Nice phone, but all kind of web browsers what I found for android crash every time, no matter what site you try load, basic web browser too.

  • My first huawei, where is the English?

  • My problem is next:when I press lock button on the side of the phone and when I want to unlock it it wont turn on the screen,it wont unlock....sorry for bad English

  • How can I return from 3G to 2G? Please help me as it isnt having option.

  • it keep saying failed to save whatsapp profile picture to my galley while there is data connection on

  • I love Hawaii phones

  • Yes it has screen shot option .. Just click power on button and the vlume reducing side .. then u can capture screen shots in Huawei y530.

  • Affcors it have! Press volume down and power button at same time.

  • Just wanted to ask if this unit has screen shot?

  • Is y530 does have screenshot?

  • Best basic android phone on the planet for ultra low price! Battery is excellent, up to 2-3 days.Camera qualitiy is fantastic.

  • This phone have the best camera in class,best battery life and best display. Its great for one phone with only 512 MB RAM. Multitasking on this phone better forget. But, im very satisfated with y530.

  • the latest version are luve walpaper suported so how can i suport my old version? can i suport if i update the system

  • Where can I find the English Manual for this phone? Stressed!

  • I have installes facebook lite and its great!

  • Iets just a goid phone nothing special

  • Yes! I've tried also, it says i have to do a system update. But then from the options it says Local Update or Online Update - i tried both nothing working. I'm looking for a newer version but still no luck!

  • i could not get facebook to install

  • cheap phone "literally".

  • every 1.5 minutes it crashes, watching movies.... crashes, but its speed, browsing and gaming is ok, but the crashings really test me!.

  • I have installed Facebook app and everything is ok. The best low budget phone on the planet!

  • Hey, it is more a question than an answer. I just bought the phone but im reading the comments and opinions and most people say they cant download Facebook, were u able to install the aplication on your phone?

  • How can I save my pics on my SD card ?

  • Found a way to expand ram! type 'how to expand ram on android' and click the first link..and you got guide how to expand ram via sd card (ROOT)

  • Ok..i am sure to buy the LG L70..its better than this Y530

  • How can I Unlock SIM BLOCK from my phone

  • With internet connection always ON 1 and half day, 2 days... when you internet connection closed when you not use it, than 3 days. I have LG L90 and this Huawei. LG have great battery to, my wife have L70, battery is very god, 2 days. But, LG have bad battery adapter, my is out after 6 months...

  • How much lasts the battery??? Plz tell me

  • Yeah dude but which phone has better hardware? LG or Huawei phones? My little bro had an LG Optimus One (which was good phone for Jan 2013), and i had Huawei U8180 (much worse) ...my bro lost his phone in Jul 2014, but i have my Huawei U8180 still! I use it still as a second phone for music, calls and photos...it has 3,2 MP camera and its goooooooodddd ..veerryyy gggoooooooooodd..i think a Huawei phone lasts longer than LG phone...idk but i will read more opinions...thnx to you too :)

  • LG heats, and Huawei heats, every smartphone heats. But, if you have money, buy LG L70 because 1 GB RAM, Huawei have only 512 MB, and its ok for second phone, but multitasking is not acceptable...

  • Hello again, plz tell me does this phone heat up? I will buy a phone tomorrow so if this heats up i will go for LG L70...thanx in advance

  • Today, for decent phone minimum ram is 1GB. Don't think of any kind of multi-tasking with just a half of GB. Better buy some used phone with 1.5 or even 2GB of ram. My choice was Nexus 4...

  • Hello! I buy this phone yesterday and im very glad with it. Excellent smartphone for low price! Good quality, camera is great, display fantastic, fast cpu, optimization of RAM is better than sony, lg and samsung in this rang of smartphones. I recommended everyone to buy this phone

  • Hey guys soon i will buy a new phone, so which one should i CHOOSE-HTC Desire 310 or this Huawei Ascend Y530? I already had a Huawei IDEOS X1, its damn slow but it will never stop working..2,5 years and still..plz recommend me one. Thnx :)

  • Application as a free player that can download to listen to music without having to open it in Google Play?

  • nice mobile

  • i can't use 3g in my phone. pls tell me how can use 3g in my phone

  • I wated 3g

  • i can't use 3g in my phone. pls tell me how can use 3g in my phone

  • why can not update android version

  • And it also can't play music and be on internet at the same time. For example,when I'm listening to music and I'm reading something on google, music just stops.

  • I've had this phone for 7 months now and it is as bad now as it was when I bought it. It's really slow, takes about 30 seconds to open each application, stops working every time when I need it the most. I have to shut it down or reset all the time because it stops and I can't proceed what I was going to do. Also can't install latest versions of some applications. It disrupts calls every few seconds so another speaker can't hear you. Memory is very small... so there is basically not one thing that is good about this phone. It's also not that cheap so it's waste of money. Secondary camera is VGA so I never use it beacuse it's really poorly. Primary camera which is 5MP is also not that good, It's worse than one I had on SAMSUNG galaxy mini pro, which was 3MP. So I wouldn't recommend this phone to anybody.

  • You guys can't intall facebook because the app requires live wallpaper permission and the phone doesn't have it.But I have a way to get around that,All you have to do is download the 2.3 version of the facebook app(latest one for now v34) and it'll work fine with the same feature as the current unavailable one.Here it is if anyone is interested. drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0BwXH­C2O308fuV3pMN2VfYjA0NEk Huawei really need to fix this issue as I really can't install UC browser because of the same issue. Also the phone memory is 410 not 512 so basically we got scammed.

  • no

  • It's Chinese, what do you expect.. that it's gonna be compatible with much more expensive better quality gear? Look at their generators, bikes and cars. All crap.

  • is thhis dual sim?

  • if i try to do a system updata is says error and than i cant do the updata, can annyone help me?

  • Same situation with me. It can't update the facebook application

  • Huawei 530 messages data

  • Jelly Bean Support Malayalam right,,,?

  • A quality basic smartphone. Perfect for voice calls, online navigation, and basic usage. Not suitable for resource-intensive applications and games. Recommended for minimal applications. Set correctly works flawlessly. Battery life is above average. Display quality is acceptable. Photos are relatively mediocre but reported price falls in the cost range. It is a rugged phone and the quality of materials is acceptable. Conclusion: It is a decent smartphone, one of the best in low cost budget range.

  • How can Malayalam be supported

  • how can malayalam be supported?

  • insert SD card

  • Can't see pics and sticker on my viber app..any idea why???

  • No download facebook

  • how can i open pdf downloaded files. Why i can t open it.

  • huawei 530 i used it for 6 month and it was good but now it began to experience the ringing volume is full but when someone calls to me there is sound it just only vibrate once then become silent i cheked the volume and the speaker but its well. what shall i do pls help me.

  • Awhile back I broke my Xperia ZL and needed a quick replacement until I could save for a new phone. Right out of the box this thing isn't so wonderful. It's slow, it's full of strange and quirky features that are seemingly useless (like Huawei's new UI)... it's generally not good. Pros: -Battery life is good. Lasts a couple days even on moderate use. -Seems fairly tough. I've dropped it many times (even kind of hard) and it held up well. Very little damage on the device. Cons: -Slow. Very, very, slow! -Apps FREQUENTLY crash -Next to no memory on the phone once you factor in the AndroidOS. -Frequent issues with opening apps arise, requiring the user to reboot the device. Other thoughts: -You definitely get what you pay for. In all honesty you're better off going and buying a faster phone used. You won't regret it. This thing does not work well beyond being a phone for calls only. I've had the texting app crash on my several times. Would not recommend.

  • How do you reset the phone?

  • Hey guyx .. Am having problem as i can't attach a photo in commenting on Facebook .. Even can't download anything from fb .. See if someone can help??

  • Hi, my Photos app is not working, like, whenever i use filters on images it says: unable to save photo edits.. what will be the solution?

  • My telephone clein launcher home now needs launcher for huawei ascend Y530 u30

  • u can install facebook lite

  • People with problems on facebook, try downloading apk, it might solve the issue. Updates, there isn't anything official, but there is a custom ROM with Kitkat

  • Is there any available update for Ascend Y530? coz every time I check for system update I received no available update / your system is up to date. Ps help Tnx.

  • So I accidently deleted my Facebook app on a huawei Y530-U051. It keeps telling my I can't re-download cause my phone isn't capable with this version. Is there a way to re install????

  • I cant to update facebook

  • the fon is of poor quality on its applications

  • Had it for almost 2 years ? Although it was released 14months ago, nice math

  • I don't have problems with memory card. Yes, if u put couple of more apps it can get slow mostly because 512mb ram, but as long as you keep it fit it can server me pretty good. Camera is bad though but hey, the price is low , you can't expect more

  • Hold power button + volume up

  • the phone needed 1 GB Ram

  • Please how do i take a screen shot?

  • Live wallpaper is not supported why?

  • I need Urdu language to this phone

  • Phone is too slow. Sometimes Memory card dosn't read. So i have to reinstall apps. Its too annoying. Camera is not good. When its auto focus its automatically blur and dosent clear anymore. However battery life is very good and love it. Overall poor phone

  • You can install facebook but earlier version ... this phone does not accept ultimate facebook update ... ;)

  • there must be some issue in mobile. reset to factory setting. I have been using this since last year and have no complains.

  • I can't install Facebook why

  • I can't install Facebook why

  • I can't install Facebook why

  • I bought Huawei 530 two months ago a week before now it shut down itself and when i try to turn it on it do not display any apps, it only circles the "android" logo and shut again. what is the problem and how can i get it back?

  • the phone is gud but wen am playing ma GTA it goes out on its own and it does not use any launcher y pls picart ucweb pls I need your help

  • Iv'e had this phone for nearly 2 years now, and for the first couple of months it was great then it just started turning itself off, if I was on facebook or anything it would shut it down and I would end up on settings.. If I try to type it takes about 10 minutes just for the keyboard to load. In my opinion I don't recommended any phone that is an Huawei, my brother had a down grade of my phone and he didn't have the phone for a year and it was doing what my phone is doing. Now he has an Samsung galaxy s2. I'm getting an IPhone because at least I know it won't crash or anything. But I don't recommended and phone that is an Huawei, people might/will have other thoughts on the phone, but I'm just saying what mine and my brothers phone's have done.

  • How to install facebook in this device Huawei y530... I can not install facebook in this device,.. How?

  • A good phone in its price range for the budget oriented. I would not recommend it as there are better phones available in this range. Got it a few months ago, faced no problems except the lack of live wallpaper support (apps like facebook, asphalt 8, etc. need it) and less than 0.92 GB of available memory for apps.

  • Try to check the size of ur phone's memory especially the ram. Maybe, u don't hav enough space anymore that's why it can't b installed. Or, try to uninstall unused apps so that u can hav more space then replace it with other apps that u want to install. Hope, my comments can help..

  • That's normal, my friend. It has 512 mb of ram only. All smartphones that has 512 mb of ram has d same problem as yours. Even my sony miro xperience that way. Better buy phones with large amount of memory so that u can install many apps..

  • How to update my ui system?

  • i like this phone when using since before i use Techno it is better

  • Trying to update face book but it says says application not featured on pH

  • How can install facebook , playstore cannot make that

  • excellent phone, more clear than any of the Blackberries or Samsung Galaxy I use at work

  • where is 3g setting in huawei ascend y530?i am unable to find it. can anybody help me. plz do comment about 3g setting and how to activate 3g network???

  • Can't activate my notification panel, battery runs out very fast when i am using the Internet, apps close themselves, too slow, memory isn't enough it is really a bad phone

  • you can make screen shoot you prees and hold voliumbutten and volium button

  • it..is very slow i hate dat

  • Thanks so much for that - I didn't think it could take screenshots.

  • I'm the user of zis phone since the begining of 2015. But after a month now the phone has stop working i dont know the reason why.

  • Had this for under a year and downloaded literally 6 apps and has come up with 'storage space running out'. I could and should have got a better phone for it's money or spent a little more so I could get a phone with good memory. It stopped working well after a couple of weeks and now I'm saving up to just get an ipod touch and uninstall all of the apps on here. Would not recommend. Not worth the £55 I paid for it. Apps randomly stop working after a few minutes at best of being on there, how am I supposed to use the apps I've installed?

  • I have 526 but it looks the same w/same specs; long press right button and swipe off each apply individually or press the little broom @ bottom to close all. Also,you can go to settings, manage apps and swipe over to running appear and close them that way. Hope it helps, Peace, Shepp.

  • The fon is not good... as some app won't be Installed' such as pic arts, apus launcher e.t.c' I hate it.."

  • you can shoot by using power off button & sound down button

  • Hey, can you tell me how did you root your Huawei Ascend y530 and added virtual RAM?

  • Appswont respond and it opens random shit when you click on apps dont buy this phone there are better values for money

  • It has everyhting a beginner with no money needs; it has been my three-wheel smartphone, since I come from an old Symbian Nokia from 2009. On account of small RAM I had to learn how to root it, and I swapped it, adding 300 Mb virtual RAM; I also erased all bloatware. I partitioned my SD card, added gravitybox and exposed framework to further customize it, and after all this I turned out with a half-decent smartphone. Its a pretty good phone for its price, but I can't wait to update to a Nexus 5, or maybe the 1GB RAM Huawei if I can't afford LG's beauty. I like my Y530.

  • Hold down the volume down button and the screen lock button until it makes the camera noise.

  • If you have a problem with the browser. You can download another mobile android browser such as ucbrowser mini from the internet,go to their website www.ucbrowser.com. or download this browser or any similar mobile browser from google play, on google website.

  • HUAWEI ASCEND Y530 not send message&haven't message center box to fullfill the number so what can i do?pls tell us as soon as possible

  • huawei ascend y530 not send message&have not message center box to fullfill the number so what can i do?

  • Ram is not enough.internal storage is low

  • The Huawei Y530 smartphone is a very good phone to star with. It can compete with samsung S4 &S5.All its features works well.camera, internet browsing, photos quality etc. You can add an SD card up to 32gb.The downside are its only 512 gb ram internal storage.You can't store too many apps here.you have to move them to the sd card.Battery life is not bad 2 to 3 days, include internet browsing and phone calls. If there is a successor phone or an Upgrade model of this huawei y530.Perhaps with 1gb or2gb internal storage, and may be a battery with 3,000 mpl and two sim slots(dual sim). It will sell better and may be one most wished phone of 2015 !!!!!' Have a great time . C

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  • This has to be the worst phone I ever owned. The internet browser has a mind of its own. It shuts down at random moments. it also has a poor 3G reception. I bought this phone because I needed a low buget replacement for my old phone, but I didn't expect that it wouldnt function proparly.

  • Watsap does not function well in this phone..why

  • nice phone....bt y cheat about internal storage.. its about 2gb bt u indicate on phone specification tht its 4gb.....look on that.

  • nice phone....bt y cheat about internal storage.. its about 2gb bt u indicate on phone specification tht its 4gb.....look on that.

  • I have a y530and its not the home botton you hold down to swip the open apps closed its the botton to the right of the home but most apps have automatic start up so force stopping is really pointless i found unlocking the developer options on the phone helps a bit there is an option that limits what's running in the background every phone has issues if your not using it within its requirements I put in a 32G SD card to save all my apps on and disable the the apps that can't be uninstalled there are apps for everything these days that helps your and they are free I have to find away to root this phone so I can get rid of the preinstalled apps its all about internal space when I can my phone and SD card it says 168 apps so and I only downloaded 26 and that's on my SD card 3G out of my 32G's but there is some apps I can't move to my SD card so I leave them an just download them off of play store when I need them I'm running 5 games on mine as big as 2G and 4 social media apps I have a police fire and ambulance scanner motion detector camera and another camera that's way better then the application installed so again this phone can do just about anything the $600 phones can and and this was 5x less costly and if it breaks I'll get another I dropped my last one y051 smaller screen and has live wallpaper capability this new model doest hope that helps a bit and for the battery um battery doctor does help a bit and get CM cleaner for the built up junk your not seing its slowing your phone down later

  • RAM capacity is very low so ones you have many apps phone is running very slow even after stop other apps

  • Please what is the solution for the battery problem?

  • Setting--> manage app then select the app to stop

  • this phone is terrible i advise anyone who is thinking of getting this phone not to you can barely hold 1 game Facebook and all other social media sites apps stop responding every 5 minutes DO NOT BUY THIS SORRY EXCUSE FOR A PHONE

  • Nice phone,but the battery is not very good,in 2hours it can drop to 64% without even watching a video on youtube.Battery issues but overall good phone.

  • Long press the home buttun and you will find a list of all your open apps..swipe left or right to close

  • How do I end my running appd on this phone does anyone know I have been googling and you tubing but haven't been able to find anything helpful

  • excellent smart phone

  • any one knows about Huawei Ascend Y520? I want advice.

  • It doesn't have font style, ,,,,,,,,,,, and there is no malayalam language in the app such as whatsapp or facebook....... But! It is easy to use.... Its nice but only some problems

  • It doesn't have font style, ,,,,,,,,,,, and there is no malayalam language in the app such as whatsapp or facebook....... But! It is easy to use.... Its nice but only some problems

  • how can i get this bloody manual translated to english

  • restart phone and enjoy :D

  • It does have Music Play ..

  • Like the phone easy for me to use but my phone wont connect to the camera how do i fix it or what have i done

  • Like the phone easy for me to use but my phone wont connect to the camera how do i fix it or what have i done

  • Please help me quickly Does any one have idea about huawei y520 because I'm going to buy it tomorrow? Please give me a quick advice Is y520 a good mobile or not?

  • Does it have proximity sensor for LCD screen?

  • best phone i have ever had and so cheap to buy.

  • i want to root this phone what is the best rom thanks

  • No it doesnt

  • Oh right thanks for that !

  • no. this phone can not support livewallpapers and some apps that need livewallpaper like go luncher and ... .

  • do not buy this phone.very bad.do not have a music player.can you believe this? ... dont buy phone with lower than 1 gig ram.

  • That android compass is fantastic

  • Google play is not working on my huawei y530 what ever i use it keeps on saying had stopped in every application what do i do

  • one of the best phones, i'm really fascinated by the phone's performances and many great unbelievable stuff

  • Does this phone support live wallpaper ppl.thanks in advance !

  • The phone is good no problem in wifi,as well as in data. Its worth it! Next time,i'll try their aascenP7.

  • Go to setings Tap at home style menu and chage it

  • Hi Guys I love my phone overall except that I'm unable to read Google books on it. My whole family have been in contact with Google Play and they too can not find any problems with their downloads. I have to read my books on my computer and that is definitely not why I bought my phone for. So is it not compatible to Google Play Store? Kami

  • Hi. keep a backup from your data.and next do a reset factory. maybe solve your problem. (attention: reset factory will delete all your data)

  • I have a problem that I can not take screenshot picture it is like black picture, and download or share picture from facebook, please help me. I try to stopped all running apl, but nothing better.

  • good for me. i am happy using it. viber works well.

  • do not buy this phone.very bad.very hanging.512mb ram is very low.not good for viber and all social networks.

  • its a nice phone,nice pic ,flash light and its pics are very clear, i recomend one to buy it

  • bad phone,i don't like at all.the best phone is sony only

  • Dear Sir/ Madam! Please tell me, what is the first charging period? ( how many hours continuously or with a rest?) Thanks

  • i have it and it makes pretty good pictures

  • Good phone, but most of game cant run just quiting in middle of game, unsupported aps too.

  • Huawei y530 is very good smartphone and it's also low budge price.

  • Picked this up for $83 tax in CDN. I have no problem with it, I got exactly what I paid for. WiFi and data are as fast as I thought they would be, go figure it's an $80 phone. You want Lte and 8mp cameras, spend $600! Like duh! No complaints at all, I knew what I was buying. Connectivity to my WiFi kicks the snot out of my Z10. all in all, I'm very happy with this phone.

  • Can any tell me my mobile set last 3 touch keys are not working.other wise touch screen is ok.I am not able to return to previous menu. what is the problem

  • Dearest; I can't access the notification panels on the top of ma cellphone in their horizontal order. My Notification panel is inactive!!! What shall i do?

  • I can't download any update from play store, what i've to do to download them?

  • I can't download any update from play store, what i've to do to download them?

  • Yes

  • Guys help me I can't appliy a theme and change screen wallpaper and also simple notification panel its not available,please guys help me

  • This phone is terrible! Glitchy, internet browser is awful, camera quality is average, and phone is Slow.

  • Does it support whatsup?

  • Is this phone 4g ready

  • very good phone u can go for it.............

  • my huawei y530 has become very slow,and its restarting while using internet or playing games, plz help me what should i do???

  • Its very nice device. It has very qualityful (5 MP) camera,to browse internet with HSDPA H+ 3G internet. Its good, quality sound mp3 player good. nice phone.

  • In Romania has IPS screen. The phone works greater than expected and it is much better then y300, witch I buoght last year.

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  • how do you change the message notification tone from default

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  • Good phone but the only bad thing is it have only 1GB for apps, yes, you can move some apps to SD card but some of them doesnt work well if you move them.

  • huawei Y530-U051 firmware can support the huawei y530 firmware.

  • you just dial *#0000#

  • Menu App on my handset had dissapeared. Help me to recover it.

  • the application to instagkram video daylight in the monitor is all white. caution. the company must fix or remove the model. new gave me twice and do the same problems problems in the application instagkram video

  • Go to settings/ device/ more/ storage/ change "default storage location" to SD card. Under "manage apps"' open app, then tap "move to SD card"

  • panda store have displayed smartphones,note 3,then I open it and check wi fi availability,search connected.and then I open my Huawei 530-U00 for wifi search also to test if good signal can find to be connected,there is ,I go to youtube and it will goes on there only but olong time to open the movie...but the Note 3 would not proceed to browse on,im quetly surprised ,why ?what is goi'n on ...okey, but my problem for my device is,it would stop when playing candy crush saga,and google play store not properly move on,its stocked,...

  • What ?!

  • Very good value of money. I rooted this device and its performance has boosted.It rarely hangs. i use it all the time its battery lasts up to 10 hours even if u r using the 3G.Overall i am very satisfied. It doesnt heat up. I would recommend it to a friend.

  • its restarting automaticaly. but although the phone is good according to price. secondary camera is vga it should be 2mp . rest of phone is perfect

  • this is very complicated they have been produce phone which is not work properly it have the tendency of switch on or off itself this is the major weakness of this phone too much problem on this issue

  • I look at this phone,I maybe gonna to buy it i thinks it good for his price :D

  • Amy set fm is not working.help

  • This fone is very good... dont dout... go for it... u wont regret... i am using it

  • My screen has suddenly gone blank though the icons are along the top. It won't open anything. Why?

  • Maybe this can help, as I face the same problem : 1- Press File Manager 2- Press contextual menu (below right) 3- Press Storage 4- Choose Default storage location Note : I still don't know if that will effect future apps or just data storage.

  • Maybe this can help, as I face the same problem : 1- Press File Manager 2- Press contextual menu (below right) 3- Press Storage 4- Choose Default storage location Note : I still don't know if that will effect future apps or just data storage.

  • Go to settings, from there go to manage apps. In there press the app you want to move from phone memory to SD card, then app info will pop-up regarding the app you selected. In there, there is an option to move the app to SD card.

  • My phone condensed a lot of humidity from air in everyday conditions and mainboard was corroded. Only when Huawei manager called official service, they have cleaned mainboard, LCD still has water in it. I assume it's because of battery, I had to replace it in order to get it in function (I bought 3rd party one). Anyway, it will be hard to convince me to buy Huawei product again besides of great hardware for low value.

  • some times it is slowly to open some apps like whats app, please tell me why...

  • Had phone one week.great phone.no problem.superior than Nokia crap...Jon..Birmingham.uk .

  • go to your playstore and from the options change the storage settings onto SD from internal memory

  • I dont no how to move my apps onto my sd card so i can have more memory on my huawei ascend Y530

  • i am facing the same problem my dear,some one to help us on setting please

  • Hi,dearest friends.I don't recommend this smartphone.Though Huawei had better quality phones lke g 750,g750 pro,g610,M1,x1.g 610.unfortunately y products of Huawei don't have good qualities of G brands!!!I don't know the reason but Y600 without flash camera is affordable andby530 is good for presents with the affordable price and mid mid rangequalities!!!Nevertheless studying specifications and unbiased views in gsm is very useful!!!Thanks all+huwwei,all good brands makers,gsm,and you friends!Really nothing more to write about it!!!Justice Rights.

  • Hi,dear friend.I you mean huewei ascend G 610 in all dimmension is a good affordable budget smartphones with above averagedesign,features,preformace,good cameras and HTML 5 browser!!!!Dear friend,it has proved its qualifications and I myself would choose it as a budget good mid range affordable smartphones with transferring data to the SD card memory!!!Nevertheless please read GSM opinions.specifications,view o beconfident!!!?Thanks all+ gsm+all good brand makers!!Justice Rights

  • its hanging to much.......

  • hi.... i have simple problem, just want a suitable cell which can support documents, my books, in it. and also have good camera result, and battery timing at least enough to stand up to 5 to 8 hrs and considerable internet speed.....so should i go for it???? kindly some one answer me...

  • It can make videos with resolution 1280x720 by default. I think that 480p is a mistake.

  • Nice very nice !!!!video is 720p not 480p realy.Oll things in this phone os nice,photo,video,very good musik and very thin.

  • when I use the browser to go to online banking the screen appears momentarily then goes blank, anything I need to do in the settings? Just got this phone and I assumed I could do banking on it.

  • use "cm browser" maybe solve your problem.cm is the fastest browser for android.

  • How can i fine a save massege drafts.

  • Hi everone,I've had this smartphone for a month now and totally it's good value for money but recently when i'm on net and checking websites it suddenly jumps out without any reason.i've tried many browser but again i've got the same problem.Do you have any idea what i should do to fix this problem?Thanks a lot

  • screen contrast of y530 is not set so we see colors low value and blurry. contrast mustbe fix by huawei or developers.

  • Go to Settings->Storage->Default storage location and select SD Card. A warning message will appear, but click OK. Now you can move your apps to SD. If you want, you can use an application to move your apps or do it manually by going in Setting->Manage apps.

  • Go to Settings->Storage->Default storage location and select SD Card. A warning message will appear, but click OK. Now you can move your apps to SD. For that I use app2sd application.

  • Its good but has got poor battery and it also cant run big games smoothly,crashes time and again.Overall a good low-midrange phone.

  • Phone is really good, I have it now for more than 2 months. I am using it a lot and battery is good. It lasts just about a day, or even more. But when I don't use it much, it can be almost 2 days. It's not slow, it's smooth, doesn't crach, it's good. :)

  • fm radio is working very good for me.b193...go to the huawei service...

  • I have 5 days this telefon. Radio fm. not working. There are many with this problem here,gsm.arena.

  • my phone battery is very good.firmware version is b183...do not compare android phones with nokia java phones in battery power... install "battery guru" app.battery guru is very good battery saver for qualcomm cpu devices.

  • Phone is really slow, battery is vary bad, it lasts about 10 hours. There is no OS updataes yet!

  • i had y300 problem was camera mp and transfer apps to memory sim now i see the same in y530 except 5mp get beter in canada now is 65 dollar with tax anyway best is buy s3 samsung min or beter or higher model this bs from china always will be same.

  • Do a "reset factory". if not fixed.go to the huawei service center.

  • Friend I can't take ma front camara few days am trying its missing the option

  • what is your problem? please say more about your problem.maybe i can help you.

  • i bought a new one but i have problem to move apps from device to sd . can somebody help me ?

  • I bought it in iran about 340.000T or 110$ (no guarantee). 1.build quality is very good 2.screen type is not TFT it is IPS 3.GPU is adreno 305 and is not adreno 302. I think y530 is the best device in this price.

  • Expected Price: $288.89 approx #akkasoft

  • i don't know how many hours.but just i can say battery is good in this phone.my build is b183.

  • If I constantly use wireless internet, how many hours withstand the battery? Thank you

  • anyone try new update b189?

  • Hi friend. do you update your y530 to b189? what is differences? ..thanks

  • I having problem regarding sd mememory slot.

  • By default Build Num: B177 is coming with phone. Update with Build Num B189 & make full reset. Its very good battery life. I also purchased in Oman. Its very good mobile in small budget. Here is the Download Link: ­

  • It is very good android phone and its camera is also nice and its themes are pleasent

  • I bought in oman.battery life is poor

  • huawei please update y530 and fix problems...

  • this hv 512mb ram which is not enough and front camera badly...battery life so short.....

  • in q mobile a550 1gb ram or 8mega pixel camera.....but in huawei ascent y530 512ram or 5mega pixel camera..... why for this

  • At start it was better. But now it's araise many problm;radio not working, showing no connection of wi-fi signal as rzlt play store is not to sighn in and same is the case with other app. Is there any solution plz some one tel me

  • gsmarena you must add sar value of all phones.please y530:at the ear is 0.649 W/kg, and when properly worn on the body is 0.604 W/kg.

  • You can install Battery Doctor from Google Play, it will save your battery!

  • Bought this phone just 2 weeks ago. Found out the battery drains really fast, heats up quickly,shocking thing is battery drain even in charging mode if used, need to keep the phone unused when charging :-(.

  • Im frm pak and facing this signal problem as well..........but now after 2 weeks,problm is now almost gone......overall vry great cell.....

  • my phone Y530 get warm while charging or using internet ..any help ??

  • (bought y530 good phone but how u get new themes}. Why ask for theme when there are lots of launcher avail in market. Download a launcher it the same as changing Ur themes.

  • Very good phone, I am very pleased with it. For you who ask for FM radio, there is in "Tools" folder and it works perfect. You need to install a Music Player program too. Great features and great quality in a very good price. Go Huawei! Go China!

  • Bought this phone a few months ago and it seemed good, cheap - about 100� in my country. Mostly snappy with no major lag. But for some reason this phone don't support live wallpapers, and recording at 720p is impossible since it skips frames. My microSD card gets randomly unmounted. VGA front facing camera is very bad so i'm kind of dissapointed, rather buy a samsung galaxy sIII mini it's the same price, but with no cheap-chinese phone random errors.

  • bought y530 good phone but how u get new themes

  • Is thr any solution for radio. It's not working

  • i wana ask is this available in grw???

  • Y530 still the best smartphone.. nice

  • I purcased one from dubai.the phone works good butt the heahead phone;as supplied not working�is there any service centre in india?secondly i can not open pdf file.how to fix it?

  • Please is the phone available in all countries? I'm in Ghana and i need one badly

  • Bro it have two type of menu simple and standard

  • Hello i have exactly the same promblem. Very good cell phone but it has heat on battery. Any solution for radio?

  • Why does the picture show windows tiles, when it's an android phone? :P

  • Live wallpapers don't work.

  • the GPU of this phone is very powerful.it can play 1080p videos easily even 4k videos can play with this sort of GPU.

  • when using any application phone heats anyone face that, is that normal or not ?

  • I just bought this fone three days back and its FM Radio is not working...its handset is fine but FM Radio's voice is NOT heard on handset......is anyone else experiencing the same problem & how did u solve that??????

  • can anyone have the phone tell about the type of the GPU ?

  • I have a problem with messages on this phone ... It happens that I get the message but without the sound or light alerts .. So I open the message and just see if someone sent me a phone not to sound at all ... Does anyone know what's problem?

  • Y530 has IPS display. Very important fact!

  • My wallpaper is not scrolling.any body has the same problem ?

  • Need to know the video resolution the Y530 capture,,,,

  • Can any one please review this mobile? Does its screen is too reflective when using out door? How does the battery perform on 3G? Does it heat up? Does it lag? when using 4 to 5 apps together? Sound quality is good or low as of y300, g700? can anyone please share screen shots of CPU-Z and benchmarks? Call quality? WiFi and 3G signal strength? Thanks in Advance.

  • GPU is Adreno 305,readed from antutu device info

  • I use this phone and am very satisfied with it. It has only 512MB ram but it's snappy, minimum laging. Battery lasts up to 3 days (minimal using the internet & low light display). The camera is OK, pictures are good enough when taken outside. Front facing camera is only VGA and the quality is poor. Web brosing is OK, not great but acceptable speed. Some simple games like angry birds, fruit ninja, temple run 2 etc work just fine with no laging. Considering the price & specs this phone is a good deal.

  • yes,I bought this mobile> realy very good telephone

  • It is Dual SiM. Secondly it is only 512MB RAM. Of it is 1GB RAM it will much better than Moto E

  • i think singal sim

  • you have music in google aplications

  • Yes, it has wifi hotspot.

  • Please, can you publish the Huawei Y530 Photo Quality test ? Thank you And why the CPU-Z test give only 410MB RAM instead of the 512GB as Huawei says ? See here :

  • plz tell where is music option...it have or not ,,plz tel,,

  • i m from pakistan.i got this cell.but when i use it the phone gets heat with in 2 or 3 minutes.and the main problem is its signal which disappear after every hour then i have to remove battery and sim card again put them and restart phone.

  • can I use for video calling

  • should i buy the phone or not ???

  • when it will available in india? some website mension single sim and other are mension dual??? what will be price in india?

  • They are both very similar in terms of specs, however, the Y530 has a slightly quicker processor, a bigger screen, and a newer version of Android. The only downside is that the battery is slightly weaker, but maybe the newer Android 4.3. version is better optimized in terms of battery consumption. Cheers, M.

  • this phone is also known as huawei cm990 (evolucion 3) in Venezuela. only a couple differences cm990 is cdma and dosnt come with that microsoft looking ui, even it says emotion ui but its pretty much android standar. internal memory, proccesor, android version, battery, etc. its exactly the same will handle games very well dont expect amazing results but for the prize it packs a punch! solid battery duration even listening to music i can be out all day and wont need to charge till i get back home for the night. gps functions will drain it quickly tho. go out there and buy it for the price its a non brainer

  • Can this phone have BBM Reply urgently please :)

  • hi i am iranian i have a one quastion y530 is better or y300

  • You can change it. It,s only replica.

  • Does this phone have gps support? As the field is left blank in the specs page.

  • Hi,dear friends.I just didn't expect thid from Huawei in short!!!?It was ascending but now by making this low low end phone,Huawei needs better productions for compensation!No describable design performance,and features to be mentioned!?I wish Huawei the better products and days!?Thanks all that are experts themselves!Justice rights.

  • yup 530 phone ...2 sim option...

  • this device does not support any live wall papers...pecato....

  • this set is single sim ...

  • it has wifi hotspot or not?

  • Huawei Ascend Y530 is Dual-sim or a Single-sim mobile??? Has anyone purchased this cell-foon in Pakistan..??? Kindly reply urgently, plz�!

  • It has 512 mb of RAM.

  • 512 mb of ram :)

  • When Huawei Ascend Y530 is coming Pakistan?

  • RAM???

  • this is not windowsphone.

  • looks good. but its price will decide its fate

  • this is a good phone

  • Finally windowsphone UI became a companies private UI

  • Lol! I thought it's a Microsoft operated phone.

  • Huawei's new simple UI looks very simple and easy .

  • Its display gives the looks of a window phone. Interesting .......