Phone Comparison - BLU Vivo 5 vs BLU Vivo XL vs Honor Note 8

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU Honor
Announced January 2016 January 2016 August 2016
Status Coming Soon - February 2016 Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - August 2016
Price Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,200 ($149.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,100 ($346.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gold Gold, Silver, Blue, Pink White, Gold, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.9 x 74.6 x 6.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.94 x 0.27 in)
155.3 x 76.7 x 7.5 mm
(6.11 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm
(7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)
Weight 142.6 (5.01.0.21) 154 g (5.43 oz) 219 g (7.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA
4G Network LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600) LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - DTS Sound - DTS Sound - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955
GPU Mali-T720MP3 Mali-T720MP3 Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (445 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.60% 70.02% 73.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0 v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3150 mAh 3150 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 725 h (2G)
Up to 625 h (3G)
Up to 725 h (2G)
Up to 625 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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