Phone Comparison - BLU Studio 5.3 S vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3

BLU Studio 5.3 S
blu studio 5.3 s
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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general General Info

Manufacturer BLU Samsung
Announced April 2013 September 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon [Similar] 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 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar] Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.78% 74.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)
Up to 21 h (3G)