Phone Comparison - BLU Studio 5.5 vs BLU Studio 5.0 LTE vs BLU Life Pure XL

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced September 2013 April 2014 April 2014
Status Coming Soon - October 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow White, Pink, Yellow, Orange Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
145.5 x 72.5 x 9 mm
(5.73 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 2600 / 1700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP Adreno 305 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.87% 65.51% 73.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1.34 µm Pixel Size, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 8 MP, autofocus [Similar]

connectivity 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 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM (L259L)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2250 mAh 2200 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)