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BLU Life Pure XL vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

General Info

Manufacturer
BLU Samsung
Announced
April 2014 May 2014
Status
Available - May 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors
Black, White Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Ruby Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
144.78 x 73.41 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight
152 g (5.36 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

Display

Type
LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.5 inches [Similar] 5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.66% 64.72%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB 16 GB (11.2 GB user available)
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
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, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 33
Edge
Class 12 Class 33
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L) 16 GB (11.2 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2500 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 480 h
Talk Time
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 29 h
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