Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs BLU Studio 5.3 S vs BLU Studio 5.5

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU BLU
Announced August 2012 April 2013 September 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White Black, White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
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)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 184 g (6.49 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 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544MP
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 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 LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 5.3 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 64.78% 66.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
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, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB 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 2800 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)