BLU Life Pure vs Huawei Honor Play 8A

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

    Life Pure: 22 g lighter

    Life Pure:
    128 g
    Honor Play 8A:
    150 g
  • Width

    Life Pure: 4.1 mm narrower

    Life Pure:
    69.4 mm
    Honor Play 8A:
    73.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Pure: 1.01 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pure:
    5 in
    Honor Play 8A:
    6.01 in
  • Memory variants

    At 32 GB storage

    Life Pure:
    2 GB RAM
    Honor Play 8A:
    3 GB RAM
  • Chipset

    Life Pure:
    Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
    Honor Play 8A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Height

    Life Pure: 14.3 mm shorter

    Life Pure:
    142 mm
    Honor Play 8A:
    156.3 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 Pure

    Height:
    142 mm
    Width:
    69.4 mm
    Depth:
    7.7 mm
  2. 2. Honor Play 8A

    Height:
    156.3 mm +14.3 mm versus Life Pure
    Width:
    73.5 mm +4.1 mm versus Life Pure
    Depth:
    8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pure

    128 g

  2. 2. Honor Play 8A

    150 g

    +22 g versus Life Pure

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 Pure

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Honor Play 8A

    Screen diagonal:
    6.01 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    88.7 cm²

Honor Play 8A has approximately 28.7% more rectangular screen area than Life Pure.

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 Pure, Honor Play 8A, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PureHonor Play 8A
32 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 3 GB RAM
64 GB Not recorded 3 GB 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. Life Pure

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

2. Honor Play 8A

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 GB (dedicated 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 Pure

    2020 mAh

  2. 2. Honor Play 8A

    3020 mAh

    +1000 mAh versus Life Pure

Specifications

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1. Life Pure2. Honor Play 8A

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pure, Honor Play 8A.
SpecificationLife PureHonor Play 8A
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 142 Х 69.4 Х 7.7 mm
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LCD
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 6.01" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 720 x 1560 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 32/64 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pure, Honor Play 8A.
SpecificationLife PureHonor Play 8A
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 90.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.9%
  • 78.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 283 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pure, Honor Play 8A.
SpecificationLife PureHonor Play 8A
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Pure, Honor Play 8A.
SpecificationLife PureHonor Play 8A
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
  • PowerVR GE8320
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 86212
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pure, Honor Play 8A.
SpecificationLife PureHonor Play 8A
Release date
  • 2013
  • December
  • 2019
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 240 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 675 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (2G) / Up to 12 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Pure, Honor Play 8A.
SpecificationLife PureHonor Play 8A
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual 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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 40(2300)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
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 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pure, Honor Play 8A.
SpecificationLife PureHonor Play 8A
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • DTS sound
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pure, Honor Play 8A.
SpecificationLife PureHonor Play 8A
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Air gestures -Motion controls
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity