Phone Comparison - BLU Life Pure XL vs BLU Vivo XL vs BLU Energy X 2

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced April 2014 January 2016 February 2016
Status Available - May 2014 Available - January 2016 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 10,200 ($149.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,800 ($99.79) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Gold, Silver, Blue, Pink Gold, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
155.3 x 76.7 x 7.5 mm
(6.11 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
143.5 x 71 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 2.8 x 0.38 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - E050U
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E050L
4G Network - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - DTS Sound -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T720MP3 -
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.66% 70.02% 67.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.34 µm Pixel Size, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/2.2, 1/4" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L) 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3150 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 725 h (2G)
Up to 625 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 875 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 52 h (2G)
Up to 38 h (3G)