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BLU Studio 5.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note II CDMA

General Info

Manufacturer
BLU Samsung
Announced
September 2013 Q3 2012
Status
Coming Soon - October 2013 Released - November 2012
Colors
Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Titanium Gray, Marble White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
Weight
184 g (6.49 oz) 179.4 g (6.31.0.14 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SCH-I605, SPH-L900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SCH-I605, SPH-L900, SCH-R950
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SCH-I605, SPH-L900
4G Network
- LTE 700 MHz Class 13 - SCH-I605, SCH-R950
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.5 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.87% 68.57%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.x (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX544MP [Similar] Mali-400MP4 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - SCH
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 - SCH-I605, SPH-L900
Edge
Class 12 Yes - SCH-I605, SPH-L900
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL; HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
2250 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 15 h
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