Phone Comparison - BLU Life Pure XL vs ZTE Zmax vs Motorola Moto Z Play

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU ZTE Motorola
Announced April 2014 September 2014 August 2016
Status Available - May 2014 Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - September 2016
Price - Rs. 11,920 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
162.6 x 83.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.3 x 0.35 in)
156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99 mm
(6.16 x 3.01 x 0.28 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 189.9 g (6.67.0.32 oz) 165 g (5.82 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 2, 4, 7, 12)
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- MotoMods

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 305 Adreno 506
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.66% 65.56% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
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 Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [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 HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE, Cat 3/4 (market dependant), 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
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, dual band, 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 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L) 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3400 mAh 3510 mAh
Stand by Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 360 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 14 h -