Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note III vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

Samsung Galaxy Note III
samsung galaxy note iii
BLU Studio 5.3 S
blu studio 5.3 s
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU
Announced Expected Announcement - September 2013 April 2013
Status Rumored - Q4 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight - 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 / Exynos 5420 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 5.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [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
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

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