BLU J7L vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

BLU J7L

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (China)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

155 mm

158.6 mm
Width

74.7 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

10.9 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

173 g

181 g
Colors

Black, Blue, Tan, Violet

Black, Champagne Gold, Magic Blue, Rose Gold

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

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

No

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, fingerprint

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity