Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs BLU Studio 6.0 HD

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BLU BLU
Announced June 2009 September 2013 April 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - April 2014
Colors Black, White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
168 x 83 x 8.5 mm
(6.61 x 3.27 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D650a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D650i
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX544MP Mali-400
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 66.87% 71.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2250 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)