Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA vs BLU Studio 5.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple BLU
Announced June 2009 January 2011 April 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - February 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MTK 6577
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX531
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 512 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 53.92% 66.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes No Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)