Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S5 vs BLU Studio 5.0 C HD

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung BLU
Announced October 2011 February 2014 August 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available April 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Gold Black, Blue, Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
146 x 74 x 9.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.91 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 1700 - D534U
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D534L
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 330 Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.1 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 69.63% 63.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 2 MP [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 HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 390 h Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 720 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 21 h Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)