Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs BLU Studio 5.0 S vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BLU BLU
Announced October 2013 April 2013 April 2013
Status Available - November 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
143 x 72 x 8.9 mm
(5.63 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 190 g (6.7 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D570a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D570i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 203 Adreno 203
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 67.11% 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 2000 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)