Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs BLU Life Pure XL vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU Asus
Announced September 2013 April 2014 January 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic Whit
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Atom Z3560
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 2/4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 73.66% 70.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 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, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar] 5 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 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
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 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L) 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
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