Phone Comparison - BLU Life Pure XL vs Motorola Moto G (Gen 2) vs Alcatel Pixi 4 (6)

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU Motorola Alcatel
Announced April 2014 September 2014 January 2016
Status Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2016
Colors Black, White White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
165 x 83.8 x 8.3 mm
(6.5 x 3.3 x 0.33 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - USA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android L Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 305 Adreno 304
RAM 3 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.66% 68.76% 71.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, autofocus
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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L) 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2070 mAh 2580 mAh
Stand by Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
- Up to 650 h (2G)
Up to 650 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
- Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)