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Nokia Lumia 1520 vs BLU Life Pure XL

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia BLU
Announced
October 2013 April 2014
Status
Available - November 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors
Yellow, white, black, red Black, White
Form Factor
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)
Weight
209 g (7.37 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.44% 73.66%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash
Dual-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
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Yes Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
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
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L)
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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