Phone Comparison - BLU Life One vs BLU Life View vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU Samsung
Announced March 2013 March 2013 Q3 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - Q3 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 73 x 8.9 mm
(5.67 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
161 x 82.5 x 8.9 mm
(6.34 x 3.25 x 0.35 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT PowerVR Series 5XT Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 16 GB ROM 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.44% 67.25% 72.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 850 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 30 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G)