BLU Life View vs HTC Desire Eye

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

    Desire Eye: 66 g lighter

    Life View:
    220 g
    Desire Eye:
    154 g
  • Width

    Desire Eye: 8.7 mm narrower

    Life View:
    82.5 mm
    Desire Eye:
    73.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Desire Eye: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life View:
    5.7 in
    Desire Eye:
    5.2 in
  • Memory variants

    At 16 GB storage

    Life View:
    1 GB RAM
    Desire Eye:
    2 GB RAM
  • Chipset

    Life View:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    Desire Eye:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
  • Height

    Desire Eye: 9.3 mm shorter

    Life View:
    161 mm
    Desire Eye:
    151.7 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 View

    Height:
    161 mm +9.3 mm versus Desire Eye
    Width:
    82.5 mm +8.7 mm versus Desire Eye
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. Desire Eye

    Height:
    151.7 mm
    Width:
    73.8 mm
    Depth:
    8.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life View

    220 g

    +66 g versus Desire Eye

  2. 2. Desire Eye

    154 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 View

    Screen diagonal:
    5.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    89.6 cm²
  2. 2. Desire Eye

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

Life View has approximately 20.2% more rectangular screen area than Desire Eye.

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 View, Desire Eye, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife ViewDesire Eye
16 GB Recorded for all phones 1 GB RAM 2 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 View

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

2. Desire Eye

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

    2600 mAh

    +200 mAh versus Desire Eye

  2. 2. Desire Eye

    2400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life View2. Desire Eye

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life View, Desire Eye.
SpecificationLife ViewDesire Eye
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 161 Х 82.5 Х 8.9 mm
  • 151.7 Х 73.8 Х 8.5 mm
Weight
  • 220 g
  • 154 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 5.2" 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
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life View, Desire Eye.
SpecificationLife ViewDesire Eye
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 89.6 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.4%
  • 66.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 258 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life View, Desire Eye.
SpecificationLife ViewDesire Eye
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 22mm (wide)
  • AF
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life View, Desire Eye.
SpecificationLife ViewDesire Eye
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • Adreno 330
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 39156
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 926
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2134
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 2323
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life View, Desire Eye.
SpecificationLife ViewDesire Eye
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2014
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 230 EUR
  • 380 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 30 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 538 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life View, Desire Eye.
SpecificationLife ViewDesire Eye
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-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 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA TD-SCDMA - Asia -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - Asia LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700)
  • 29(700) - AT&T LTE band 3(1800)
  • 20(800) - EMEA
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 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
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life View, Desire Eye.
SpecificationLife ViewDesire Eye
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life View, Desire Eye.
SpecificationLife ViewDesire Eye
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L110
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - IPX7 dust proof and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes