BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 vs BLU Dash Music D172

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Comparing the BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 vs BLU Dash Music D172 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 and BLU Dash Music D172 run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 offers a screen size of 5.3 inches, while BLU Dash Music D172 offers 3.5 inches, making BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 the larger display of the two. BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 features a IPS LCD display compared to BLU Dash Music D172's TFT, making BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while BLU Dash Music D172 offers 2 MP, making BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while BLU Dash Music D172 offers 0.3 MP, making BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 better for front camera photography.


Battery: BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 offers a higher battery capacity with 2200 mAh, while BLU Dash Music D172 offers 1500 mAh, making BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 better for longer battery life.


Storage: BLU Dash Music D172 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while BLU Studio 5.3 II D550 offers 4 GB, making BLU Dash Music D172 the better option for storage.

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BLU Studio 5.3 II D550
(Discontinued)
BLU Dash Music D172
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

56%
49%

Release Date

12 Feb, 2013
08 May, 2013

Performance

MediaTek MT6577
Snapdragon S1
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
256 MB RAM

Display

5.3 inches (13.46 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
540x960 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
0.3 MP

Battery

2200 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

4 GB
512 MB

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General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Performance

Performance Rating

Poor
Poor

Chipset

MediaTek MT6577
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortext A9
1 GHz, Cortex A5

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 531
Adreno 200

RAM

512 MB
256 MB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT

Screen Size

5.3 inches  (13.46 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

208 ppi
165 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67 %
46.69 %

Design

Height

150 mm
124 mm

Width

77 mm
63 mm

Thickness

10.80 mm
13.40 mm

Weight

210 grams
120 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Below Avg

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
1600 x 1200 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25
720x480 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Below Avg
N/A

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2200 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14(3G) / Up to 26(2G)
Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 15 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3
Yes v3.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Document Editor