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BLU Studio 5.0 Mobile Phone
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4 editorial reviews
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6577
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelPowerVR SGX531ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400
RAM memory512 MB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.3 in4.8 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density187.0 ppi217.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.6 f
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
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
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Dimensions

Height5.67 in4.93 in5.38 in
Width2.91 in2.6 in2.78 in
Depth0.42 in0.33 in0.34 in
Weight6.0 oz4.09 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS3.0 HS4.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • 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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time750.0 h710.0 h830.0 h
Talk time10.0 h18.0 h22.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
yes
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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