Phone Comparison - BLU Studio 5.3 S vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU Sony
Announced April 2013 September 2013 September 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 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 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544MP Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.5 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.78% 66.87% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS 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 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 2250 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)