Phone Comparison - BLU Studio 5.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Express 2 vs Samsung Galaxy J3

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 October 2013 November 2015
Status Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Blue White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
132.4 x 65.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.21 x 2.59 x 0.39 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 134.2 g (4.73.0.07 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Dual-core 1.7 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP - -
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.87% 64.05% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2250 mAh 2100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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