Blu Studio 5.0 LTE vs Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm)
Side by side comparison between Blu Studio 5.0 LTE vs Apple Watch 3 Aluminum devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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AMOLED
AMOLED
390x312
N/A
768MB
RAM
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Dual-core
352
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mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Blu Studio 5.0 LTE
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20 Advantages 
11 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Gyroscope |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging / A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
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| Model | Studio 5.0 LTE | Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile Blu Studio 5.0 4G LTE, MetroPCS BLU Studio 5 Y530Q | Apple Watch Series 3 A1859 GPS 8GB, Apple Watch S3, iWatch |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Blu | Apple |
| Release date | 5/1/2014 | 9/22/2017 |
| Depth | 9 millimeters (0.35 inches) | 11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 72.5 x 145.5 millimeters (2.85 x 5.73 in) | 36.4 x 42.5 millimeters (1.43 x 1.67 in) |
| Weight | 162 grams (5.67 ounces) | 32 grams (1.12 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic composite back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof |
📲 Display | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 5" inches | 1.65" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~65.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~55.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 540x960 pixels | 390x312 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 220 PPI | 303 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| System version | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean | WatchOS 4.0 |
| Firmware update | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | WatchOS 5.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 (28nm) | 32bit: Apple S3 (28nm) |
| CPU | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 305 400Mhz | PowerVR G6200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 768MB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (1.49GB available) | 8GB (5GB available) |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 150/50 Mbps | feature not registered |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | feature not registered |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat4 1700/2600 (Bands 4,7) | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | Not supported |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.6 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 1536x1024 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | WVGA (800x480) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | Not supported |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | Not supported |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2200 mAh | 352 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Magnetic charging (dock) |
| Talk time autonomy | 9 hours | 18 hours |
| Standby | 600 hours (25 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | feature not registered |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | Not supported |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Not supported |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: White, Pink, Yellow, Orange • Screen protector included • Silicone Case included • BLU Bright+ • Java framework | • Colors: Silver, Gold, Space Gray • Sport Band or Nike Sport Band • 1000 nits screen • 3D Touch display • Siri |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Blu Studio 5.0 LTE | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.11W/kg (head), 0.02W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |