alcatel Fire E vs BLU Life Pure XL

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Fire E: 49 g lighter

    Fire E:
    103 g
    Life Pure XL:
    152 g
  • Width

    Fire E: 11.5 mm narrower

    Fire E:
    63.5 mm
    Life Pure XL:
    75 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire E: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Fire E:
    4.5 in
    Life Pure XL:
    5.5 in
  • Depth

    Fire E: 1.3 mm thinner

    Fire E:
    8.2 mm
    Life Pure XL:
    9.5 mm
  • Height

    Fire E: 21.6 mm shorter

    Fire E:
    129 mm
    Life Pure XL:
    150.6 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Fire E

    Height:
    129 mm
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Life Pure XL

    Height:
    150.6 mm +21.6 mm versus Fire E
    Width:
    75 mm +11.5 mm versus Fire E
    Depth:
    9.5 mm +1.3 mm versus Fire E

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire E

    103 g

  2. 2. Life Pure XL

    152 g

    +49 g versus Fire E

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Fire E

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. Life Pure XL

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²

Life Pure XL has approximately 49.4% more rectangular screen area than Fire E.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Fire E: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Life Pure XL: Original memory entry

32 GB · 3 GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB · 2 GB RAM (L259L)

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Fire E

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Life Pure XL

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire E

    1700 mAh

  2. 2. Life Pure XL

    2500 mAh

    +800 mAh versus Fire E

Specifications

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1. Fire E2. Life Pure XL

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire E, Life Pure XL.
SpecificationFire ELife Pure XL
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129 Х 63.5 Х 8.2 mm
  • 150.6 Х 75 Х 9.5 mm
Weight
  • 103 g
  • 152 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LTPS IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM (L259L)
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire E, Life Pure XL.
SpecificationFire ELife Pure XL
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.1%
  • 73.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire E, Life Pure XL.
SpecificationFire ELife Pure XL
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 16 MP
  • 1/2.3''
  • 1.34µm
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Fire E, Life Pure XL.
SpecificationFire ELife Pure XL
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 330
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 867
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2578
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire E, Life Pure XL.
SpecificationFire ELife Pure XL
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2014
  • April
Colors
  • Slate
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Mozilla Orange
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 290 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G) Music play - Up to 25 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 800 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire E, Life Pure XL.
SpecificationFire ELife Pure XL
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire E, Life Pure XL.
SpecificationFire ELife Pure XL
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire E, Life Pure XL.
SpecificationFire ELife Pure XL
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Air gestures -Motion controls - Also known as BLU L260L (32GB+3GB)
  • L259L (16GB+2GB)