Phone Comparison - BLU Studio 5.3 S vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Express 2

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU Samsung
Announced April 2013 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
132.4 x 65.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.21 x 2.59 x 0.39 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 134.2 g (4.73.0.07 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Dual-core 1.7 GHz
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544MP -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.78% 66.87% 64.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 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 Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 2250 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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