Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs BLU Life Pure vs Intex Aqua Octa

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BLU Intex
Announced June 2009 December 2013 January 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - December 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
142 x 69.4 x 7.7 mm
(5.59 x 2.73 x 0.3 in)
161.06 x 80.86 x 7 mm
(6.34 x 3.18 x 0.28 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 180 g (6.35 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 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L240a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L240i
HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589T Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT6592
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX544 Mali-450MP4
RAM 256 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 32 GB 16 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS, Full Lamination Scratch Resistant Touch Panel IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 262K colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 69.80% 76.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, BSI Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [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, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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