Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs BLU Vivo XL vs BLU Energy X 2

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU BLU
Announced August 2015 January 2016 February 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,200 ($149.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,800 ($99.79) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Gold, Silver, Blue, Pink Gold, Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
155.3 x 76.7 x 7.5 mm
(6.11 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
143.5 x 71 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 2.8 x 0.38 in)
Weight 171 g (6.03 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 190 g (6.7 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 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - E050U
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E050L
4G Network LTE LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
- DTS Sound -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Mali-T720MP3 -
RAM 4 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.92% 70.02% 67.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/2.2, 1/4" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3150 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 725 h (2G)
Up to 625 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 875 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 52 h (2G)
Up to 38 h (3G)