Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend Mate vs Huawei Ascend P1 vs BLU Life Pure

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei BLU
Announced January 2013 January 2012 December 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Released - May 2012 Available - December 2013
Colors Crystal Black, Pure White Metallic black, Ceramic white, Soft pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 in)
127.4 x 64.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.02 x 2.55 x 0.3 in)
142 x 69.4 x 7.7 mm
(5.59 x 2.73 x 0.3 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L240a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L240i
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortext-A9, TI OMAP 4460 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589T
GPU - PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A N/A 32 GB
External Memory Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS, Full Lamination Scratch Resistant Touch Panel
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.06% 61.82% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 1670 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 216 h - -
Talk Time - - -