BLU Elite 3.8 vs Icemobile Shine

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Shine: 11 g lighter

    Elite 3.8:
    137 g
    Shine:
    126 g
  • Width

    Shine: 2 mm narrower

    Elite 3.8:
    60 mm
    Shine:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Shine: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    Elite 3.8:
    3.8 in
    Shine:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    Elite 3.8: 2.2 mm thinner

    Elite 3.8:
    11.3 mm
    Shine:
    13.5 mm
  • Height

    Shine: 8 mm shorter

    Elite 3.8:
    120 mm
    Shine:
    112 mm
  • Release year

    Elite 3.8:
    2012
    Shine:
    2011

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Elite 3.8

    Height:
    120 mm +8 mm versus Shine
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus Shine
    Depth:
    11.3 mm
  2. 2. Shine

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +2.2 mm versus Elite 3.8

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Elite 3.8

    137 g

    +11 g versus Shine

  2. 2. Shine

    126 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Elite 3.8

    Screen diagonal:
    3.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    41.1 cm²
  2. 2. Shine

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²

Elite 3.8 has approximately 34.8% more rectangular screen area than Shine.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Elite 3.8: Original memory entry

1 GB · 512 MB RAM

Shine: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Elite 3.8

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Shine

NFC:
See details Optional
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Elite 3.82. Shine

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Elite 3.8, Shine.
SpecificationElite 3.8Shine
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120 Х 60 Х 11.3 mm
  • 112 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 137 g
  • 126 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.8" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 1 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC Unknown
  • Optional
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Elite 3.8, Shine.
SpecificationElite 3.8Shine
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 41.1 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 57.1%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Elite 3.8, Shine.
SpecificationElite 3.8Shine
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Elite 3.8, Shine.
SpecificationElite 3.8Shine
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Elite 3.8, Shine.
SpecificationElite 3.8Shine
Release date
  • 2012
  • July
  • 2011
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Elite 3.8, Shine.
SpecificationElite 3.8Shine
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Up to 53.6 kbps
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Elite 3.8, Shine.
SpecificationElite 3.8Shine
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Elite 3.8, Shine.
SpecificationElite 3.8Shine
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player -DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document viewer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input