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BLU Advance 5.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Advance 5.0
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BLU Studio 5.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Studio 5.0
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OnePlus 3 Mobile Phone
OnePlus 3
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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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The Blu Studio Mini Android Phone is a budget device that you should go for if you just need a smartphone that does its job well and doesn’t come with tooRead more
The Blu Studio 5.5 is a large, unlocked Android smartphone that rings up for less than $200. But in the bargain, you get a low-resolution display and mediocre performance. Better options are available.Read more
BLU announced some new LTE devices the other day. The Studio 6.0 LTE is a 6-inch device with a 1080p screen. The Studio Mini LTE is smaller, with aRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.1Android 6.0Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.0 GHz2.15 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580MediaTek MT6577Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPPowerVR SGX531Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory768 MB512 MB6 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.5 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density196.0 ppi187.0 ppi401.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.4"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
N/A
64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB
N/A
32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Dimensions

Height5.72 in5.67 in6.01 in4.78 in
Width2.88 in2.91 in2.94 in2.48 in
Depth0.36 in0.42 in0.29 in0.39 in
Weight5.54 oz6.0 oz5.57 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintno
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scannerno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS4.24.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yesno
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
noyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h750.0 h
N/A
450.0 h
Talk time5.0 h10.0 h
N/A
14.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yesno
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Dash Charge
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
nono

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