Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1520 vs BLU Life Pure XL vs Honor 4A

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BLU Honor
Announced October 2013 April 2014 July 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - May 2014 Coming Soon - July 2015
Price - - Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, white, black, red Black, White White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
143.5 x 72.1 x 8.5 mm
(5.65 x 2.84 x 0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SCL-TL00H
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SCL-CL00, SCL-AL00
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SCL-CL00, SCL-AL00
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SCL-AL00
TD-SCDMA - SCL-TL00H
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SCL-CL00, SCL-AL00
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE band 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - SCL-TL00H
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 41(2500) - SCL-CL00
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SCL-AL00
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 304
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.44% 73.66% 66.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, 1.34 µm Pixel Size, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 v4.1, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L) 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 2500 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 10 h