Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 5 vs BLU Life Pure vs BLU Vivo 4.8 HD

general General Info

Manufacturer LG BLU BLU
Announced October 2013 December 2013 January 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Available - December 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
142 x 69.4 x 7.7 mm
(5.59 x 2.73 x 0.3 in)
137 x 70 x 6.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.76 x 0.27 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L240a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L240i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D940a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D940i
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589T Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6589T
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 32 GB 16 GB ROM
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS, Full Lamination Scratch Resistant Touch Panel Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.95 inches 5.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.86% 69.80% 66.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, BSI Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [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 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 590 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h - Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)