Phone Comparison - BLU Life Pure XL vs HTC One (E8) vs Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU HTC Lenovo
Announced April 2014 June 2014 August 2014
Status Available - May 2014 Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White White, red, black Black, Gold, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
146.4 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
156 x 81.3 x 7.7 mm
(6.14 x 3.2 x 0.3 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

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, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (490 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.66% 66.46% 78.10%
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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash optical image stabil
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, Panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
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 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported - -

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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2600 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Up to 504 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 26 h 40 min (3G) -