Phone Comparison - Dell Streak vs Huawei Ascend Mate vs BLU Life Pure

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell Huawei BLU
Announced May 2010 January 2013 December 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - March 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Black, Red, white Crystal Black, Pure White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm
(6.02 x 3.11 x 0.39 in)
163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 in)
142 x 69.4 x 7.7 mm
(5.59 x 2.73 x 0.3 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L240a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L240i
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS v1.6 (Donut), upgradable to v2.2 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589T
GPU Adreno 200 - PowerVR SGX544
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM N/A 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB Yes, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS, Full Lamination Scratch Resistant Touch Panel
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.1 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.58% 73.06% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, VGA@20fps; 720p after Eclair/Froyo update Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB Yes, up to 32GB No

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 Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1530 mAh 4050 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h Up to 216 h -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 48 min - -