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| Global Score | |
| 46.9 | 51.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | BLU |
| BlackBerry 7.1 | -- |
| -- | 2015-06-22 |
| 4.48 x 2.60 x 0.47 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, Purple and White | 16 777 216 |
| $ 315.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 360 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | MediaTek MT6592M chipset |
| Tavor MG1 (Single-Core 806 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-450 MP4 GPU |
| 7.11 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 524,29 MB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.42 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1450mAh Battery | 2920mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 432 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
BLU Life 8 XL is just a bit better than BlackBerry 9720, getting a overall score of 51.6 against 46.9. BLU Life 8 XL's construction is noticeably thinner but somewhat heavier than the BlackBerry 9720. BLU Life 8 XL has just a bit better screen than BlackBerry 9720, because it has a lot larger screen, a way better resolution of 720 x 1280 and a little bit greater pixel density.
BLU Life 8 XL has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than BlackBerry 9720, because it has 8 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB. BLU Life 8 XL counts with a quite superior hardware performance than BlackBerry 9720, because it has a higher number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM.
The BLU Life 8 XL has a much better battery duration than BlackBerry 9720, because it has 2920mAh of battery capacity. BLU Life 8 XL takes much clearer pictures and videos than BlackBerry 9720, because it has a lot more megapixels camera.
The BLU Life 8 XL is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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