BLU Grand M3 vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	6GB/128GB - $899 | €1100

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.78 x 0.39 inches 141.1 x 70.5 x 9.8 mm	6.33 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 160.9 x 77.8 x 7.8 mm (~11.33 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.43 oz / 154.0 g	7.09 oz / 201.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 72.69% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.16% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
960x480px, 203 PPI	2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2162 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6739 (28 nm)	A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x3.46GHz Everest 4x2.02GHz Sawtooth
GPU
PowerVR GE8100	Apple GPU 5-core
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 1GB/8GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 64 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iOS (18.x, 17.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2629
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	6680
3D Mark High
Untested	2986
3D Mark Low
Untested	2036

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Battery

Type
2500 mAh	4383 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 33min

Browsing

16h 21min

Video

11h 14min

Gaming

11h 22min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 2.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX772 Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
5 MP (Flash)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

148

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 28, 2018 FCC ID value: YHLBLUGRANDM3	Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8431A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.34 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB of storage

Memory	8GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

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