Phone Comparison - BLU Studio 5.0 vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs BLU Advance 4.5

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU Samsung BLU
Announced April 2013 Q3 2013 March 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - Q3 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
133 x 67 x 9.4 mm
(5.24 x 2.64 x 0.37 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MTK 6577 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.0 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX531 Adreno 330 Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM 512 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 16/32 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, PLS
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.48% 72.15% 62.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash 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, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 512 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2000 mAh 2600 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 370 h (3G) Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 6 h