BLU Life Pro vs BLU Pure XR

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Life Pro:
    LCD
    Pure XR:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Pure XR: 10.8 g lighter

    Life Pro:
    158 g
    Pure XR:
    147.2 g
  • Width

    Life Pro: 2.8 mm narrower

    Life Pro:
    72.1 mm
    Pure XR:
    74.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Pro: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pro:
    5 in
    Pure XR:
    5.5 in
  • Chipset

    Life Pro:
    Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
    Pure XR:
    Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
  • Height

    Life Pro: 7.3 mm shorter

    Life Pro:
    147 mm
    Pure XR:
    154.3 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. Life Pro

    Height:
    147 mm
    Width:
    72.1 mm
    Depth:
    6.9 mm
  2. 2. Pure XR

    Height:
    154.3 mm +7.3 mm versus Life Pro
    Width:
    74.9 mm +2.8 mm versus Life Pro
    Depth:
    7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pro

    158 g

    +10.8 g versus Pure XR

  2. 2. Pure XR

    147.2 g

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. Life Pro

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Pure XR

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

Pure XR has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than Life Pro.

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 Life Pro, Pure XR, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife ProPure XR
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Pure XR: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

Practical features

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

1. Life Pro

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

2. Pure XR

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

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. Life Pro

    2500 mAh

  2. 2. Pure XR

    3000 mAh

    +500 mAh versus Life Pro

Specifications

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1. Life Pro2. Pure XR

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pro, Pure XR.
SpecificationLife ProPure XR
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 147 Х 72.1 Х 6.9 mm
  • 154.3 Х 74.9 Х 7 mm
Weight
  • 158 g
  • 147.2 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pro, Pure XR.
SpecificationLife ProPure XR
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 72.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pro, Pure XR.
SpecificationLife ProPure XR
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • AF
  • 16 MP
  • PDAF & laser AF
  • f/1.8
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • 1/4''
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Pro, Pure XR.
SpecificationLife ProPure XR
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
  • Mali-T860MP2
Antutu 7 score *
  • 8000
  • 48722
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 396
  • 748
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1305
  • 3034
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pro, Pure XR.
SpecificationLife ProPure XR
Release date
  • 2013
  • November
  • 2016
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Gray
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 210 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 900 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 725 h (2G) / Up to 625 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Pro, Pure XR.
SpecificationLife ProPure XR
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 7(2600)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pro, Pure XR.
SpecificationLife ProPure XR
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • 3D Touch display
  • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pro, Pure XR.
SpecificationLife ProPure XR
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity