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BLU Grand XL LTE

Compare BLU Grand XL LTE and Huawei Honor Play 8A

BLU Grand XL LTE vs Huawei Honor Play 8A

BLU Grand XL LTE

BLU Grand XL LTE

Huawei Honor Play 8A

Huawei Honor Play 8A

BLU Grand XL LTE

Huawei Honor Play 8A

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 28(700)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat7, 301 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2017-8

2019-1
Status

2017-8

2019-1

Design
Build

-

Metal, plastic
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

157.6 mm

156.3 mm
Width

78.8 mm

73.5 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

8 mm
Weight

182 g

150 g
Colors

Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

Black, Blue, Gold, Red

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.01 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

720 x 1560 pixels
Pixel density

267 ppi

283 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 1.3 GHz

Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

Mediatek MT6737

Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35
GPU

Mali-T720

PowerVR GE8320
Memory RAM

1, 2 GB

3 GB
Internal storage

8, 16 GB

32, 64 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

64 GB

512 GB
Storage

-

eMMC 5.1

OS
OS

Android 7.0 (Nougat)

Android 9.0 Pie

Main camera
Main camera

13 MP

13 MP, f/1.8
Primary camera resolution

-

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

1/4" sensor size, face detection, geo-tagging, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Selfie camera
Flash

LED flash

-
Selfie camera

8 MP

8 MP, f/2.0 , 1.8 µm
Selfie camera resolution

-

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Notifications

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

-
Earpiece

-

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

-

FM Radio
Radio FM

FM radio

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Accelerometer, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

3200 mAh

3020 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Talk time 2G

24 h

-
Talk time 3G

18 h

-
Standby time 2G

700 h

-
Standby time 3G

600 h

-

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