Phone Comparison - BLU Studio 5.0 S vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs BLU Studio 5.0 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU Samsung BLU
Announced April 2013 November 2013 April 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - Q4 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Pink White, Pink, Yellow, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143 x 72 x 8.9 mm
(5.63 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
145.5 x 72.5 x 9 mm
(5.73 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D570a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D570i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 LTE 2600 / 1700
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 203 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 8 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.25 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.11% 68.61% 65.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio FM Radio with Recording 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2600 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
- Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)