Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 47.1 | 51.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| T-Mobile | BLU |
| Android 2.3 | -- |
| 2012-07-11 | 2015-06-22 |
| 4.50 x 2.46 x 0.41 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Black and Red | 16 777 216 |
| $ 155.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm MSM8255T chipset | MediaTek MT6592M chipset |
| Single-Core 1400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-450 MP4 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| 3.4 | 4.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Battery | 2920mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 186 hours standby time 6.1 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
BLU Life 8 XL is slightly better than T-Mobile myTouch 2, getting a global score of 51.6 against 47.1. The BLU Life 8 XL design is much newer and incredibly thinner, but just a little bit heavier than T-Mobile myTouch 2. The T-Mobile myTouch 2 has just a bit better looking display than BLU Life 8 XL, although it has a bit lower number of pixels per display inch, a really smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 800 x 480.
The BLU Life 8 XL features a very superior storage to install games and applications than T-Mobile myTouch 2, because it has 4 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 64 GB. BLU Life 8 XL counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than T-Mobile myTouch 2, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM, the BLU Life 8 XL also has 7 more cpu cores.
BLU Life 8 XL captures slightly better videos and photos than T-Mobile myTouch 2, because it has a way better 8 megapixels resolution back camera and a much better (Full HD) video definition. BLU Life 8 XL has a very superior battery performance than T-Mobile myTouch 2, because it has 2920mAh of battery capacity instead of 1500mAh.
The BLU Life 8 XL not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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