Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M Dual vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BLU Samsung
Announced June 2013 September 2013 December 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Dive Blue, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Both Versions) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2005
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2004
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE-A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544MP Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB ROM 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% 66.87% 69.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 33
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12 Class 33
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2250 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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