Phone Comparison - Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs BLU Studio 5.0 C HD vs LG G3 (CDMA)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU LG
Announced March 2013 August 2014 July 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - August 2014 Available - July 2014
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, Blue, Orange, Pink, White, Yellow Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
146 x 74 x 9.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.91 x 0.37 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 1700 - D534U
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D534L
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
4G Network LTE (Dependent on Country) - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Mali-400 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 63.67% 75.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio FM radio (LS990 model)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, 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 Detection, HDR Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v3.0 v4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 720 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)