Phone Comparison - HTC EVO Design 4G vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung BLU
Announced October 2011 September 2013 April 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - September 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.9 x 61 x 11.9 mm
(4.8 x 2.4 x 0.47 in)
151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 147.4 g (5.19.0.14 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8655 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 203
RAM 768 MB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 74.98% 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiMAX 802.16 e, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 3200 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)