Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 I9150 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs BLU Studio 5.5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung BLU
Announced April 2013 September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013
Colors White, Black Black, White, Pink Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.6 x 82.4 x 9 mm
(6.4 x 3.24 x 0.35 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M
GPU - Adreno 330 (LTE model) PowerVR SGX544MP
RAM 1.5 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB Storage 32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors - 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (190 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.15% 74.98% 66.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB Storage, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 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
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 2600 mAh 3200 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by - Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)