Phone Comparison - HTC First vs BLU Studio 6.0 HD vs BLU Studio 5.0 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC BLU BLU
Announced April 2013 April 2014 April 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors White, Black, Pale Blue, Red Black, White White, Pink, Yellow, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
168 x 83 x 8.5 mm
(6.61 x 3.27 x 0.33 in)
145.5 x 72.5 x 9 mm
(5.73 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D650a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D650i
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 850/1900 MHz - LTE 2600 / 1700
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory N/A microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 6.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.43% 71.04% 65.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Up to 1080p HD video capture Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes 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
Edge Yes Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh (not remova 3000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 436 h 48 min Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 18 min Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)