Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5110 vs BLU Dash Music 4.0 vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU BLU
Announced February 2013 August 2013 April 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - September 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White/Silver Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
124 x 64 x 11.7 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 338 g (11.92 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D272a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D272i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP Adreno 203
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 57.50% 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No 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
Edge No Class 12 Class 12
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not 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 Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 1500 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)