Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S III I535 vs BLU Dash 5.0 vs BLU Studio 5.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU BLU
Announced June 2012 August 2013 April 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Coming Soon - September 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.2 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm
(5.4 x 2.8 x 0.3 in)
146 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.75 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
Weight 133.2 g (4.69.0.07 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D410a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D410i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MTK 6577
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX531
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 512 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.09% 66.79% 66.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No Class 12 Class 12
3G HSPA+, Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)