Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs BLU Studio 6.0 HD

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung BLU
Announced October 2013 November 2013 April 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Available - Q4 2013 Available - April 2014
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Black, White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
168 x 83 x 8.5 mm
(6.61 x 3.27 x 0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D650a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D650i
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 330 - Mali-400
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.25 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 68.61% 71.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
- Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)