Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BLU Xiaomi
Announced August 2012 September 2013 August 2015
Status Released - December 2012 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - August 2015
Price - - Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.28 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544MP Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB ROM 16 GB (13.78 GB for Apps and Phone Storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% 66.87% 67.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 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 And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [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, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (13.78 GB for Apps and Phone Storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2250 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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