Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs ZTE V887 vs BLU Studio 5.5

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple ZTE BLU
Announced June 2009 November 2012 September 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - December 2012 Coming Soon - October 2013
Colors Black, White White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
148 x 78 x 10.3 mm
(5.83 x 3.07 x 0.41 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1 GHz, MT6577A Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M
GPU PowerVR SGX535 - PowerVR SGX544MP
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors TFT capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 61.37% 66.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB 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 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
- Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)