Phone Comparison - Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs BLU Studio 5.0 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU BLU
Announced October 2012 September 2013 April 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow White, Pink, Yellow, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
145.5 x 72.5 x 9 mm
(5.73 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 111.5 g (3.92.0.18 oz) 184 g (6.49 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 2600 / 1700
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM 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) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8420 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX544MP Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.57% 66.87% 65.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2250 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)