Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs Samsung I8200 Galaxy S III mini VE

general General Info

Manufacturer LG BLU Samsung
Announced September 2012 September 2013 March 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow White, Blue, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544MP -
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 66.87% 59.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2250 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
(2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
(2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)