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Nokia Lumia 520 vs BLU Life Pure XL

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia BLU
Announced
February 2013 April 2014
Status
Available - April 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors
Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
Weight
124 g (4.37 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
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
4.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
59.47% 73.66%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.34 µm Pixel Size, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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
8 GB storage, 512 MB 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
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1430 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
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