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Sony Xperia Z vs BLU Life Pure XL

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony BLU
Announced
January 2013 April 2014
Status
Released - February 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors
Black, White, Purple Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
Weight
146 g (5.15 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.70% 73.66%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization 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, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL 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 Direct, DLNA, 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
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L)
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
2330 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
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