Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs BLU Studio 6.0 HD

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung BLU
Announced September 2012 September 2013 April 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - September 2013 Available - April 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
168 x 83 x 8.5 mm
(6.61 x 3.27 x 0.33 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
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 - D650a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D650i
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 330 (LTE model) Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.7 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 74.98% 71.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 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, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; 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, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular 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 hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 3200 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)