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BLU Advance 4.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Advance 4.0
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BLU Advance 5.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Advance 5.0
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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The BLU Advance has a decent screen, OK cameras and a sufficient battery, but users could spend a little more or less and get more compelling storage and RAM options.Read more
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 5.1Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.3 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Mediatek MT6580ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory512 MB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.0 in4.0 in
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px854 x 480 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density233.0 ppi196.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Number of colors
N/A
N/A
16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Internal storage
N/A
4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.92 in5.72 in4.78 in
Width2.52 in2.88 in2.48 in
Depth0.49 in0.36 in0.39 in
Weight4.37 oz5.54 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
no
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
no
N/A

Connectivity

Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
yesno
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
no

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1600.0 mAh1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time600.0 h180.0 h450.0 h
Talk time15.0 h5.0 h14.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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