Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S III T999 vs BLU Vivo 4.8 HD vs BLU Studio 5.0 LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU BLU
Announced June 2012 January 2014 April 2014
Status Available - June 2012 Available - January 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white White, Black, Pink, Yellow White, Pink, Yellow, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
137 x 70 x 6.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.76 x 0.27 in)
145.5 x 72.5 x 9 mm
(5.73 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D940a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D940i
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 2600 / 1700
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589T Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.8 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 66.21% 65.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio TBD 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go 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 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 590 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)