Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs BLU Dash 5.0 vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU BLU
Announced August 2012 August 2013 April 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - September 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
146 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.75 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D410a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D410i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (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 Quad 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 16/32/64 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 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 5.0 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 66.79% 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes 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 Yes Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 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 present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2000 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)