Register Hardware | Andrew Orlowski

With its insanely appealing price, and excellent performance, the Lumia makes an attractive option in the sub-£50 smartphone market. Chuck in a few pounds more will avoid the compromises and buy a better experience from the same brand.

Mobile Choice

It's impossible to ignore the price tag when using the Lumia 530. Costing less than some iPhone cases, let alone other phones, the 530 brings many smartphone features - social networking, the web, email, Youtube, mapping and more - to the masses, and it does so while retaining the iconic Nokia design and big, bold colours.

SlashGear | Chris Burns

It's not the nicest phone in the world, but it's not meant to be. It's meant to allow you access to apps, texting and phone calls, the internet, and acceptably photos and video. But remember - this is the sort of phone that you buy because you're saving up for a far, far nicer phone.

TechRadar | Simon Hill

Perhaps it's designed for emerging markets, where the spec list matters less. But there still, logically, seems to be something missing here. I'd say either pay a bit more cash on the Lumia 630 or take a look at the Moto E if that's all the birthday money you've got to spend.

Pocket-lint | Chris Hall

Another issue the Lumia has is not of its own doing, it's down to the competition. With the Motorola Moto E offering a stronger display and performance for the same price in an Android operating system experience, as one example, you might well be tempted to look past this particular Lumia.

Techweez | Martin Gicheru

Lumia 530 is this device that will serve the main purpose of Lumia inclusion ... to those who wish to remain in the fold at a budget, while also giving both new smartphone users and new migrants to the Windows Phone world a cheap option to get their foot in.

Trusted Reviews | Andrew Williams

The Nokia Lumia 530 cuts out every little extra, streamlines every feature to save money. But it does so to too great a degree, offering a worse experience than either its now-cheaper predecessor or the many Android alternatives.

Expert Reviews | Katharine Byrne

The Lumia 530 is a big improvement on its predecessor, but its low price is still false economy against the superior Lumia 630

NDTV Gadgets | Ershad Kaleebullah

Buy this phone only if you want a really cheap device running Windows Phone 8.1.

PC Pro | Bobby MacPherson

The Nokia Lumia 530 is a disappointing successor to the Lumia 520. It provides comparable performance, looks quite nice and battery life is decent; even the camera isn't too bad. But its display is atrocious, and that should be enough to put anyone off.

S21

The Nokia Lumia 530 is a basic Windows 8.1 smartphone......We don't know why Nokia released this phone. It's already out of date at the time of launch.....

Digital Versus | Axel Mendy

At first sight, the Lumia 530 looks like a fine smartphone for what it offers.The price is right, but there are a lot of rivals out there (such as the Wiko Kite) that could make a better buy.

The Gadget Show

It's not the flashiest, speediest or greatest phone around, but it's cheap as chips and if you're a Windows Phone fan, it's not terrible.

Know Your Mobile | Paul Briden

Don't bother - get a Lumia 520 instead, it's better in every way