Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) vs Blu Star 4.5 (S450a)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Mesmerize vs Blu Star 4.5 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4"
AMOLED
AMOLED
480x800
5
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
4.5"
IPS
IPS
480x800
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
1700
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Blu Star 4.5 (S450a)
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4 Advantages 
16 Advantages | 20 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| 16 million |
| 480x800 pixels |
| (back) 5MP |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| +13 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Star 4.5 (S450a) |
| Other model names | US Cellular Samsung Mesmerize SCH-i500U, Samsung Fascinate | Blu Star 4.5 Dual Sim S450a, Blu S450a |
| Country or region available |  USA | USA |
| Brand | Samsung | Blu |
| Release date | 10/28/2010 | 10/1/2014 |
| Depth | 9.9 millimeters (0.39 inches) | 9.1 millimeters (0.36 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 64.2 x 122.4 millimeters (2.53 x 4.82 in) | 64.3 x 127.7 millimeters (2.53 x 5.03 in) |
| Weight | 118 grams (4.13 ounces) | 133 grams (4.66 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~58% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~70.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 207 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| System version | Android 2.1 Eclair | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
| Firmware update | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Samsung Exynos 3 | 32bit: MediaTek MT6582 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX540 | ARM Mali-400 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 2GB (1.49GB available) | 4GB (2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.1 Mbps | 21/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1700/1900/2100 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | UMTS 850/1900 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1700 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.5 hours | 9 hours |
| Standby | 300 hours (12.5 days) | 400 hours (16.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Samsung TouchWiz 3.0 UI • Touch focus • DLNA • WiFi hotspot (Android 2.2 or higher) Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Blue, Pink • Screen protector included • Silicon Case included • BLU Infinite View technology |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Mesmerize (SCH-i500) | Blu Star 4.5 (S450a) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |