Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini vs BLU Studio 5.5 vs BLU Life Pure XL

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel BLU BLU
Announced August 2013 September 2013 April 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Cranberry Pink, Silver, Slate Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.1 x 62 x 7.9 mm
(5 x 2.44 x 0.31 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
Weight 96 g (3.39 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012A/6012E
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - 6012D/6012X
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012W
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800
GPU - PowerVR SGX544MP Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 66.87% 73.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.34 µm Pixel Size, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM (Singlel SIM)/ 8 GB, 512 MB RAM (Dual SIM) 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type - Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 2250 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)