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BLU Advance 5.0 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

2.88 in
5.72 in
BLU Advance 5.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Advance 5.0
2.48 in
4.78 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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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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4.3 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Hardware

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6580ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory768 MB1 GB

Display

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Screen size5.0 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density196.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Height5.72 in4.78 in
Width2.88 in2.48 in
Depth0.36 in0.39 in
Weight5.54 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

BLU Advance 5.0BLU Advance 5.0
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time180.0 h450.0 h
Talk time5.0 h14.0 h

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