BLU Life Pure XL vs Nokia N900

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 XL: 29 g lighter

    Life Pure XL:
    152 g
    N900:
    181 g
  • Width

    N900: 15.2 mm narrower

    Life Pure XL:
    75 mm
    N900:
    59.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N900: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pure XL:
    5.5 in
    N900:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Life Pure XL:
    Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    N900:
    TI OMAP 3430
  • Depth

    Life Pure XL: 8.5 mm thinner

    Life Pure XL:
    9.5 mm
    N900:
    18 mm
  • Height

    N900: 39.7 mm shorter

    Life Pure XL:
    150.6 mm
    N900:
    110.9 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 XL

    Height:
    150.6 mm +39.7 mm versus N900
    Width:
    75 mm +15.2 mm versus N900
    Depth:
    9.5 mm
  2. 2. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +8.5 mm versus Life Pure XL

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pure XL

    152 g

  2. 2. N900

    181 g

    +29 g versus Life Pure XL

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 XL

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²
  2. 2. N900

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

Life Pure XL has approximately 139.2% more rectangular screen area than N900.

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.

Life Pure XL: Original memory entry

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

N900: Original memory entry

32 GB · 256 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 XL

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

2. N900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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 XL

    2500 mAh

    +1180 mAh versus N900

  2. 2. N900

    1320 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Pure XL2. N900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pure XL, N900.
SpecificationLife Pure XLN900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 150.6 Х 75 Х 9.5 mm
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 152 g
  • 181 g
Technology
  • LTPS IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 800 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM (L260L)/ 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM (L259L)
  • 32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Maemo 5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 3430
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pure XL, N900.
SpecificationLife Pure XLN900
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 73.8%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 401 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pure XL, N900.
SpecificationLife Pure XLN900
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • 1/2.3''
  • 1.34µm
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@25fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Pure XL, N900.
SpecificationLife Pure XLN900
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • PowerVR SGX530
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 867
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2578
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pure XL, N900.
SpecificationLife Pure XLN900
Release date
  • 2014
  • April
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 290 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • 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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Pure XL, N900.
SpecificationLife Pure XLN900
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pure XL, N900.
SpecificationLife Pure XLN900
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
Others
  • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pure XL, N900.
SpecificationLife Pure XLN900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Air gestures -Motion controls - Also known as BLU L260L (32GB+3GB)
  • L259L (16GB+2GB)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX player -TV-out -PDF document viewer -Photo editor