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BLU Life Pure XL vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)

General Info

Manufacturer
BLU Samsung
Announced
April 2014 May 2012
Status
Available - May 2014 Available - May 2012
Colors
Black, White Blue, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
Weight
152 g (5.36 oz) 133 g (4.69 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 (regional)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.5 inches [Similar] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.66% 65.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 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
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
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 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L) 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
2500 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)
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