Phone Comparison - BLU Life View vs BLU Studio 6.0 HD vs Samsung Galaxy Star 2

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU Samsung
Announced March 2013 April 2014 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2014 Coming soon
Colors Black, White Black, White Iris Charcoal, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161 x 82.5 x 8.9 mm
(6.34 x 3.25 x 0.35 in)
168 x 83 x 8.5 mm
(6.61 x 3.27 x 0.33 in)
109.8 x 59.9 x 11.8 mm
(4.32 x 2.36 x 0.46 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz) 107.6 g (3.77.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D650a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D650i
No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 1 GHz, SC6815A
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-400 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 5.7 inches 6.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.25% 71.04% 55.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, VGA@24fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
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