Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend Mate vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini vs BLU Life Pure

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung BLU
Announced January 2013 May 2013 December 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Crystal Black, Pure White White Frost, Black Mist Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.5 x 85.7 x 9.9 mm
(6.44 x 3.37 x 0.39 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
142 x 69.4 x 7.7 mm
(5.59 x 2.73 x 0.3 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L240a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L240i
4G Network - LTE - GT-I9195 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Huawei K3V2 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589T
GPU - Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB (5 GB user available) 32 GB
External Memory Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS, Full Lamination Scratch Resistant Touch Panel
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (241 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.06% 66.82% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 1900 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 216 h Up to 300 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 12 h (3G) -