Phone Comparison - Samsung I929 Galaxy S II Duos vs Samsung Galaxy Express I437 vs BLU Studio 5.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung BLU
Announced December 2011 October 2012 April 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.8 x 68.9 x 9.7 mm
(5.11 x 2.71 x 0.38 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.36 in)
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MTK 6577
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX531
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available) storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.52 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (206 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.28% 62.92% 66.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [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 Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go 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, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available) storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 312 h Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 14 h Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)