BLU Advance L5 vs LG U

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

    Advance L5: 31 g lighter

    Advance L5:
    104 g
    U:
    135 g
  • Width

    Advance L5: 8 mm narrower

    Advance L5:
    65.2 mm
    U:
    73.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Advance L5: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Advance L5:
    4 in
    U:
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    U: 2.7 mm thinner

    Advance L5:
    10.4 mm
    U:
    7.7 mm
  • Height

    Advance L5: 22.8 mm shorter

    Advance L5:
    124.8 mm
    U:
    147.6 mm
  • Release year

    Advance L5:
    2019
    U:
    2016

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. Advance L5

    Height:
    124.8 mm
    Width:
    65.2 mm
    Depth:
    10.4 mm +2.7 mm versus U
  2. 2. U

    Height:
    147.6 mm +22.8 mm versus Advance L5
    Width:
    73.2 mm +8 mm versus Advance L5
    Depth:
    7.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Advance L5

    104 g

  2. 2. U

    135 g

    +31 g versus Advance L5

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. Advance L5

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. U

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

U has approximately 63.7% more rectangular screen area than Advance L5.

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.

Recorded RAM for Advance L5, U, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageAdvance L5U
32 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
Advance L5: Original memory entry

16GB 512MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Advance L5

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

2. U

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

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. Advance L5

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. U

    3000 mAh

    +1700 mAh versus Advance L5

Specifications

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1. Advance L52. U

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Advance L5, U.
SpecificationAdvance L5U
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 124.8 Х 65.2 Х 10.4 mm
  • 147.6 Х 73.2 Х 7.7 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16GB 512MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Advance L5, U.
SpecificationAdvance L5U
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.0%
  • 69.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Advance L5, U.
SpecificationAdvance L5U
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Advance L5, U.
SpecificationAdvance L5U
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core 1.14 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Advance L5, U.
SpecificationAdvance L5U
Release date
  • 2019
  • September
  • 2016
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • Lime
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 50 USD
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Advance L5, U.
SpecificationAdvance L5U
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Nano-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Advance L5, U.
SpecificationAdvance L5U
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Advance L5, U.
SpecificationAdvance L5U
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass