Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Amazon Fire Phone vs BLU Studio C Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Amazon BLU
Announced January 2014 June 2014 August 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - July 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black Black, Blue, Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
139.2 x 66.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.62 x 0.35 in)
138 x 71.5 x 9.5 mm
(5.43 x 2.81 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 1700 - D670U
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D670L
4G Network - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - 3D Dynamic Perspective UI
- System Wide Tilt, Auto-scroll, Swivel and Peek Functions
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Fire OS 3.5.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 330 Mali-400
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32/64 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 65.98% 63.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 v3.0
Wi-Fi 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 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2400 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 285 h Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 22 h Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)