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BLU G5 Plus

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Microsoft Surface Duo

BLU G5 Plus

Microsoft Surface Duo

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700)

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE Cat 4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 100 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2019-7

2020-08
Status

2019-7

2020-08

Design
Build

Plastic

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5)
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM, eSIM
Height

161.4 mm

145.2 mm
Width

78 mm

93.3 mm
Thickness

9.6 mm

9.9 mm
Height unfolded

-

186.9 mm
Width unfolded

-

145.2 mm
Thickness unfolded

-

4.8 mm
Weight

181 g

250 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Red

White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6 inches

8.1 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1800 x 2700 pixels
Pixel density

268 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

-
Cover display

-

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Cover display physical size

-

5.6 inches
Cover display resolution

-

1350 x 1800 pixels

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A55

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A55

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.78 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Unisoc SC9863A

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855
GPU

PowerVR GE8322

Adreno 640
Memory RAM

2 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

64 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

OS
OS

Android 9.0 Pie

Android 10

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Single
Main camera

13 MP

11 MP, f/2.0 , 23 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

8 MP
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

-
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

-

Multimedia
Radio

FM Radio

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX Adaptive
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, light, proximity

Accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

3000 mAh

3577 mAh
Battery removable

Removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes
Talk time 2G

20 h

-
Talk time 3G

15 h

-
Standby time 2G

575 h

-
Standby time 3G

525 h

-

Cost
Price

-

1400 USD

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