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Apple iPhone 5S Mobile Phone
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BLU Studio 5.0 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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4.7 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.1Android 4.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.0 GHz1.0 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698MediaTek MT6577ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelPowerVR G6430PowerVR SGX531ARM Mali-400 MP1ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory1 GB512 MB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.0 in4.0 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi187.0 ppi233.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
noyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB32GB64GB

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.67 in4.78 in5.16 in
Width2.31 in2.91 in2.48 in2.55 in
Depth0.3 in0.42 in0.39 in0.36 in
Weight3.95 oz6.0 oz3.95 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBCSBC
NFCno
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
NoNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesno

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
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
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
no
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h750.0 h450.0 h440.0 h
Talk time10.0 h10.0 h14.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono

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