BLU Studio J2 vs Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$999

Design

Dimensions
5.70 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches 144.9 x 72.9 x 10.4 mm	5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink	Gold, Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.27% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body
Type
	OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
854x480px, 196 PPI	2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6570	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A7	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-400	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
0.5GB/8GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 64 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
2000 mAh	2659 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

7h 49min

Video

4h 42min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
5 MP	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
2 MP (Flash)	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3218A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.90 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1349

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

Links

Full specifications
BLU Studio J2 Specs	Apple iPhone XS Specs
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	Apple iPhone XS Review
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