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BLU Studio 5.3 S vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3

General Info

Manufacturer
BLU Samsung
Announced
April 2013 September 2013
Status
Available - May 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White, Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight
190 g (6.7 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- S Pen stylus

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.3 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.78% 74.98%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 203 [Similar] Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB ROM 32/64 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2800 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)
Up to 21 h (3G)
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