Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs Sony Xperia M2

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BLU Sony
Announced October 2011 September 2013 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305)
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.5 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 66.87% 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2250 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)