Phone Comparison - BLU Life View vs BLU Life Pure vs BLU Advance 4.5

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced March 2013 December 2013 March 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - December 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161 x 82.5 x 8.9 mm
(6.34 x 3.25 x 0.35 in)
142 x 69.4 x 7.7 mm
(5.59 x 2.73 x 0.3 in)
133 x 67 x 9.4 mm
(5.24 x 2.64 x 0.37 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L240a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L240i
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589T Dual-core 1.0 GHz
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT PowerVR SGX544 Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 32 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS, Full Lamination Scratch Resistant Touch Panel TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, PLS
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.25% 69.80% 62.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, BSI Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS 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 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2600 mAh 2000 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
- Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
- Up to 6 h