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BLU Studio 5.3 vs Palm Pre Plus

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.

  • WeightPre Plus: 54 g lighterPre Plus: 138 g · Studio 5.3: 192 g
  • WidthPre Plus: 21.5 mm narrowerPre Plus: 59.5 mm · Studio 5.3: 81 mm
  • Screen diagonalPre Plus: 2.2 in smaller diagonalPre Plus: 3.1 in · Studio 5.3: 5.3 in
  • DepthStudio 5.3: 6 mm thinnerStudio 5.3: 10.9 mm · Pre Plus: 16.9 mm
  • HeightPre Plus: 49.5 mm shorterPre Plus: 100.5 mm · Studio 5.3: 150 mm
  • Release year2011 / 2010Studio 5.3: 2011 · Pre Plus: 2010

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.

Front
Studio 5.3: 150 × 81 mm 1 Pre Plus: 100.5 × 59.5 mm 2
Side
Studio 5.3: 150 × 10.9 mm 1 Pre Plus: 100.5 × 16.9 mm 2
  1. 1. Studio 5.3
    Height
    150 mm
    Width
    81 mm
    Depth
    10.9 mm
    Weight
    192 g
  2. 2. Pre Plus
    Height
    100.5 mm
    Width
    59.5 mm
    Depth
    16.9 mm
    Weight
    138 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pre Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 150 Х 81 Х 10.9 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 192 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.3" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pre Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 80.0 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 176 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pre Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pre Plus
Processor CPU
  • 650 MHz Cortex-A9/ 800 MHz Cortex-A9
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531
  • PowerVR SGX
General specs
General specs
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pre Plus
Release date
  • 2011
  • December
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / - (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pre Plus
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2 (D510 only)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pre Plus
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pre Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player -MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - D500 Single SIM D510 Dual SIM
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging