BLU Studio X Mini vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$749

Design

Dimensions
5.26 x 2.59 x 0.43 inches 133.7 x 65.8 x 10.8 mm	5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
4.30 oz / 122.0 g	6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
4.5-inch, 63.49% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
LCD	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
854x480px, 218 PPI	1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Oleophobic coating

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6735 (28 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB	3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 64 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (5.1 Lollipop)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
1800 mAh	2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

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Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, 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, Compass, 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
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
Radio
FM, Stereo
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 7, 12, 17	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
3G Bands
5, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2016 FCC ID value: YHLBLUSTXMINI
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.23 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.23 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

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