Apple iPhone 5 vs HTC One M8 vs BLU Life Pure XL

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	HTC	BLU
Announced
September 2012	March 2014	April 2014
Status
Available - September 2012	Available - March 2014	Available - May 2014
Colors
Black, White	Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold	Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)	146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)	150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm (5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
Weight
112 g (3.95 oz)	160 g (5.64 oz)	152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T	LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600	-
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	-

OS
iOS 6	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)	Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801	Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800
GPU
PowerVR SGX 543MP3	Adreno 330	Adreno 330
RAM
1 GB	2 GB	3 GB
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage	16/32 GB	32 GB
External Memory
No	microSD, up to 128 GB	No

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen	Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen	LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.0 inches	5.0 inches	5.5 inches
Resolution
640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.84%	66.55%	73.66%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin	Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels	16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash
LED flash	Dual-LED	LED flash
Features
Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR	Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection	Auto focus, 1.34 µm Pixel Size, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection	Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization	Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection,	Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR	Yes, 8 MP, autofocus

GPRS
Yes	Yes	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Yes	Yes	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
3G
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps	HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, Lightning Port	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host	Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML (Safari)	HTML5	HTML5