Phone Comparison - BLU Life View vs BLU Studio 6.0 HD vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU Samsung
Announced March 2013 April 2014 October 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161 x 82.5 x 8.9 mm
(6.34 x 3.25 x 0.35 in)
168 x 83 x 8.5 mm
(6.61 x 3.27 x 0.33 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 - SIM 1
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D650a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D650i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1
4G Network - - LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7) - SIM 1
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-400 Adreno 420
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.25% 71.04% 74.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash optical image stabil
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1440p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS 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 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 381 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
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