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BLU Studio 5.0 Mobile Phone
BLU Studio 5.0
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
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4 editorial reviews
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.0 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6577ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelPowerVR SGX531ARM Mali-400 MP1ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory512 MB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.0 in4.5 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px720 x 1280 px
Pixel density187.0 ppi233.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB

Dimensions

Height5.67 in4.78 in5.16 in
Width2.91 in2.48 in2.55 in
Depth0.42 in0.39 in0.36 in
Weight6.0 oz3.95 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
NFC
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesno
Video output
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

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

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time750.0 h450.0 h440.0 h
Talk time10.0 h14.0 h10.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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