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Huawei Ascend Mate vs BLU Life Pure XL

General Info

Manufacturer
Huawei BLU
Announced
January 2013 April 2014
Status
Available - March 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors
Crystal Black, Pure White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 in)
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
Weight
198 g (6.98 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
6.1 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.06% 73.66%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
- Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 32 GB
External Memory
Yes, up to 32GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, autofocus [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1.34 µm Pixel Size, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Yes Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L)
Expandable Storage
Yes, up to 32GB No
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
4050 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 216 h Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time
- Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
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