Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HDX vs BLU Studio 5.3 S vs BLU Studio 5.5

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon BLU BLU
Announced September 2013 April 2013 September 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013
Colors Black Black, White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 186 x 128 x 9 mm
(7.32 x 5.04 x 0.35 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
Weight 303 g/ 311 g (10.69 oz/ 10.97 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (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-A7, MTK MT6589M
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544MP
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 5.3 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.84% 64.78% 66.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No dual-LED flash LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 (4G model) Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2 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 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 2800 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by - Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)