Phone Comparison - BLU Studio 5.5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 June 2014 February 2016
Status Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - July 2014 Available - February 2016
Colors Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (PayPal Certified)
- IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 1.4 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 756 MB/1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.87% 65.86% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model); HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2250 mAh 2100 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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