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BLU Studio J8 LTE

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BLU Studio J8 LTE

BLU Studio J8 LTE

Xiaomi Redmi 8

BLU Studio J8 LTE

Xiaomi Redmi 8

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), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

-
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2017-7

2019-10
Status

2017-7

2019-10

Design
Build

-

Plastic
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM)

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

155.7 mm

156.5 mm
Width

77.6 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

9.4 mm
Weight

183 g

188 g
Splash resistant

-

Yes
Colors

Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

Black, Blue, Red

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.22 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

720 x 1520 pixels
Pixel density

267 ppi

270 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Dual-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.45 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

Mediatek MT6737

Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439
GPU

Mali-T720

Adreno 505
Memory RAM

1, 2 GB

3, 4 GB
Internal storage

8, 16 GB

32, 64 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

64 GB

512 GB
Storage

-

eMMC 5.1

OS
OS

Android 7.0 (Nougat)

MIUI 10 (Android 9.0 Pie)

Main camera
Camera type

-

Single
Main camera

8 MP

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, face detection, touch focus

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

Selfie camera
Flash

LED flash

-
Selfie camera

5 MP

8 MP, f/2.0 , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

-

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Notifications

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

-
Earpiece

-

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

-

FM Radio
Radio FM

FM radio

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, light, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

2500 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes
Talk time 2G

22 h

-
Talk time 3G

16 h

-
Standby time 2G

750 h

-
Standby time 3G

625 h

-

Cost
Price

-

110 USD

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