BLU Life Pure vs Lava A48

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

    A48: 11.6 g lighter

    Life Pure:
    128 g
    A48:
    116.4 g
  • Width

    A48: 5.4 mm narrower

    Life Pure:
    69.4 mm
    A48:
    64 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A48: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pure:
    5 in
    A48:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Life Pure: 2.2 mm thinner

    Life Pure:
    7.7 mm
    A48:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    A48: 16.2 mm shorter

    Life Pure:
    142 mm
    A48:
    125.8 mm
  • Release year

    Life Pure:
    2013
    A48:
    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. Life Pure

    Height:
    142 mm +16.2 mm versus A48
    Width:
    69.4 mm +5.4 mm versus A48
    Depth:
    7.7 mm
  2. 2. A48

    Height:
    125.8 mm
    Width:
    64 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +2.2 mm versus Life Pure

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pure

    128 g

    +11.6 g versus A48

  2. 2. A48

    116.4 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 Pure

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. A48

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

Life Pure has approximately 51.3% more rectangular screen area than A48.

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, A48, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PureA48
32 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
A48: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB 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. A48

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. Life Pure

    2020 mAh

    +720 mAh versus A48

  2. 2. A48

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Pure2. A48

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pure, A48.
SpecificationLife PureA48
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 142 Х 69.4 Х 7.7 mm
  • 125.8 Х 64 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 116.4 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
Unknown
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android OS
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pure, A48.
SpecificationLife PureA48
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.9%
  • 56.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pure, A48.
SpecificationLife PureA48
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Life Pure, A48.
SpecificationLife PureA48
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pure, A48.
SpecificationLife PureA48
Release date
  • 2013
  • December
  • 2016
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • White
  • Champagne
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 240 EUR
Unknown
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, A48.
SpecificationLife PureA48
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • HSPA
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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pure, A48.
SpecificationLife PureA48
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • DTS sound
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pure, A48.
SpecificationLife PureA48
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Air gestures -Motion controls
  • Sensors Accelerometer For India