Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs HTC One Mini vs Blu Life Pure Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC BLU
Announced September 2012 July 2013 February 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - August 2013 Available - February 2014
Colors Black, White Black, Silver Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
132 x 63.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.49 x 0.37 in)
130 x 64.4 x 8.9 mm
(5.12 x 2.54 x 0.35 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia version
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch Resistant Touch Panel

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 60.93% 66.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Yes FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face and smile detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 1800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 692 h (3G)
Up to 450 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 20 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 35 h