blu Bold N2 vs Samsung Galaxy S23

At a glance

Brand: BLU; Samsung
Release date: August 2022, 3 years 9 months ago; February 2023, 3 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 396.439 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 65% of devices; 1.752.375 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 91% of devices

Size: 6.6"; 6.1"
Resolution: 1080 x 2340 px FHD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Density: 390 ppi High Density; 422 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 19.5:9; 19.5:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Dual Edge display, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, 48-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Peak brightness - 1750 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 3000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 810 (MT6873); Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2
CPU: 2x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz; 1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 6 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 2.4 GHz; 3.2 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MC2; Qualcomm Adreno 740
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 64 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.79; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Omnivision OV64B; Samsung GN5
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: 1/2"; 1/1.57"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 960 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Quintuple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual front camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Night Mode 2.0, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Capacity: 4200 mAh; 3900 mAh
Type: Li-Polymer; Li-Ion
Fast charge: Yes , 30.0W; Yes , 25.0W
Features: Non-removable; Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging: —; 10W wireless (Qi/PMA), 4.5W reverse wireless

Dimensions: 74.1 mm 158.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 70.9 mm 146.3 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 180 g; 168 g
Materials: Plastic; Glass , Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors: Black Green; Black White Pink Gray Purple Green Beige Lime
Usable surface: 90 %; 88 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68

Operating system: Android 11 Red Velvet Cake Android 11; Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 5 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), LE (Low Energy), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), ANT+, APT-x, LDAC, SBC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a)

5G: n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n25 (1900), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)