BLU Grand 5.5 HD II vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Comparison and Differences

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BLU Grand 5.5 HD II

BLU Grand 5.5 HD II

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alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

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BLU Grand 5.5 HD II or alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BLU Grand 5.5 HD II alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)
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Release date 2017, November 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.2 x 78.2 x 8.4 mm | 6.11 x 6.11 x 3.08 in 152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.96 in
Weight 170 g | 6 oz 141 g | 4.97 oz
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Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Sliver, Gold
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Po 2910 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.7% 72.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 401 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, 1/4'', 1.12µm -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP 8 MP
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)

Benchmark

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Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras

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