BLU Life Pure XL

  • Released 2014, May
    152g, 9.5mm thickness
    Android 4.2.2, up to 4.4.2
    16GB/32GB storage, no card slot
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  • 5.5"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 16MP
    1080p
  • 2/3GB RAM
    Snapdragon 800
  • 2500mAh
    Li-Po

BLU Life Pure XL - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, April
Status Available. Released 2014, May
Body Dimensions 150.6 x 75 x 9.5 mm (5.93 x 2.95 x 0.37 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330
Memory Card slot No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM (L259L), 32GB 3GB RAM (L260L)
Main Camera Single 16 MP, 1/2.3", 1.34�m, AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, AF
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 DTS sound
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Air gestures
Motion controls
Battery   Non-removable Li-Po 2500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 800 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Misc Colors Black, White
Price About 290 EUR

BLU Life Pure XL - User Reviews

  • to get a newer software update do this: settings>>>apps/applications manager>>>slide into all apps option>>> look for the green android icon for google frameworks>>>> clear chache>>> clear data>>> force to stop it. then manually look for software update. ( must try several times) and also try rebooting the device, mine was updated to 5.0 lollipop at the fourth try.

  • need an os update pls thank you

  • Not worth it.

  • I was having a hard time after my phone got an update from BLU. It would shut off, reset, get stuck... You name it. I did a hard reset. Now it is working perfectly. Only one problem the charger port is not working well. I have to move charger plug all around just to get it to charge. They don't have anybody local that can fix this small issue

  • I bought the Pure XL for its large screen, hardware specs, and low price, because I'm optically hampered and financially strapped. In short I got what I paid for. After 9 months its graphics display now crashes the system and causes an instant shutdown, from which there is no restart for hours. Doesn't matter what is displayed, camera, internet, email, etc. Any display can make it go. Also, the screen arrived with a large crack, and has developed a second one. Didn't affect the digitizer,but shouldn't have happened to Gorilla glass! Battery appears to have developed a random short circuit also. It will be 75% charged one minute, and within one second drop to less than 5%. This happens when it is just sitting idle in the table. The last complaint is its inability to now handle alerts that occur when it is engaged in any other activity, such as email, phone use, internet activity, etc. The alert chime sounds for a microsecond, then the system crashes and can't be revived for a number of hours. Now looking for a NON-BLU replacement phone!

  • Not the best phone for the money. The hardware is good but the OS is crappy. Phone can not switch from WiFi to satellite internet fluidly. The icons on the OS can not be removed or added. The icon issue is bad because the phone will loose icons occasionally. Like most comments the phone does not get updated anymore and is stuck on android 4.4.2. Overall it is best getting another phone by spending more money because this thing will only last about a year or less.

  • This is the worst ever purchased. I received this new phone Sept 6 and in less than one week the screen shimmers and shows atleast 8 of said icon at a time. I tried to restore by taking out and replacing battery to no avail. It took one week before it settle down. Well Oct 2 the same rubbish, for days. I will have to go back to my old phone.........sigh ..BLU never again.

  • This phone is s#$%, memory fills up quickly after the 4.4.2 update don't buy this Piece of s#$% device

  • Motorola droid ultra beat any phone when it comes to camera features and audio. Even iphone only gets close to it

  • I so far really like the phone, but when making calls it makes like a blue ball and drops it. Making it hard to to the most important feature "Make a Phone Call" This is really a big problem when I enter the phone number and it does this. I must redial the number manually again. Is there a fix for this or is this like the worst phone for making a call I have ever had.

  • This is the worst phone I have ever had. My husband bought one too and can't believe the waste of money. It's slow, deleted apps, freezes constantly, drops calls all the time, you will be talking to someone and they all of a sudden can't hear you, blue tooth doesn't stay connected in the car and the list goes on. Piece of junk if you ask us. We are both in our 50's and have had alot of phones. Biggest mistake purchasing these.

  • Back up your data to a computer or sync data cloud service as much of your recent data on your phone possible, try a reset (power button + one of the volume buttons a quick Google search will tell you). Other than than the reset, you start from scratch with the device - having backup your data as I said above. Go to 'settings', select 'backup & reset', select 'Factory Data reset' Please do a backup before - this is format of the stored data on the device. Once that is you just turn on, check the wireless update, reinstall and hope for the best I guess, once it's successful you just copy your data back to your phone and live it up! :)

  • Kit Kat update on Monday April 11, 2016. I haven't been so happy since I got the device back in 2014. Radio now works 100% of the time, multi-task switching has changed to the more stock android methodology - just when I basically got use the original and a few visual tweaks to the interface (Dock & settings menu). I would love for the device to see more updates in less than two years though, that would make me feel special :)

  • Updated to kitkat but now it can't update any app in my phone. I don't know what to do...

  • Updated

  • I have a blu life pure xl and my system gave me the option to upgrade to kitkat but after that updated i cannot use the play store, and i cannot download any app... someone can help me please

  • yes I got that too ...but imho this comes veryyy late. Anyway were is Android 5.0 ??

  • I received and updated mine and some of the issues like radio not working fixed waiting to see what else was fixed and not fixed as yet

  • I just got a notification on my BLU Life Pure XL for an upgrade to kitkat. BLU_L260l_V21_GENERIK_4.4.2_20160107-2200. Somebody else?

  • Samsung phones are the best in camera and so on

  • How can I update my Blu life pure xl since I'm still using jelly bean instead of 4.4.2?

  • Here still Android 4,2,2...no updates whatsoever. Tried several times. I bought the phone in Argentina, and I am now in Germany. It's a pity that such a high end phone can't be updated.

  • What I've found in shopping for these phones is that most retailers won't sell the higher end blu phones because they seem to make more money off of exploiting the midrange than the high end. if you want the higher end blu phones, like the pure xl, the vivo 5 and the vivo xl, you gotta shop online.

  • same as gionee Elife7

  • I've had this phone for a week. Initially it was great but for the last three days at least once a day it reports that many of the xxxxxx.apk's has stopped. upon pressing "OK", the next failure pops up. once I clear all the responses, I find that all my apps folders have been deleted and I have to set them up again. Getting fed up with it.

  • I am looking for the blu pure xl. It is supposed to have come out today Sept 29 2015 I can not but it any where.not the blu life pure xl

  • Nope not lte

  • This one was design that way purposly I guess to make it different

  • Blu send the updates them selves to see if its available go to settings scroll down to about device select it and u will see update select it if it there it will began if its not ready it will say already updated

  • It's not open from the back the screen has to be remove then the frame must knw what your doing .

  • Yes it can but a tech has to do it if he doesn't knw he has to remove the screen then the center frame then he will see the battery

  • My video/movie and music collections is 42GB plus. without Memory card slot, this phone is useless to me.

  • you cant replace the battery

  • Does anyone know how to remove the back cover I need to replace the battery.

  • My blu xl gust mode is lock how can I open

  • had the same problem..i figured it out..the problem i had all contacts on sim..when i copied it to the phone it stopped messing up contacts and merging all kinda numbers

  • Pls, anyone could tell me where can i get this phone in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • i can bring one for you

  • can someone please buy me this phone

  • My wife's Blu Pure XL says 4G on hers I got her unlimited package and it says 4G not H+ or HSPA+ so It is true 4G but capped at 25 to 30 mbps that is still damn good there are LTE phones that can't even do that

  • please where can i have this phne in cameroon

  • I'm in Australia and read an article titled "Unknown phone makers out to crush samsung and apple" wich got me reading up about Blu, In the end i got my Blu Life Pure XL from ebay because no one over hear has heard of them which is stupid because i could have sold a dozen of theses phones to my work mates who had a play around with it the first day i had it! I've had it a month now and i am very happy with it. The down side is that i cant get a decent shock proof case for it anywhere :(

  • use your headphones

  • Fast very Fast, on any application, game or whatever you use this phone 3GB of RAM wau!! (my PC just have 2GB) very nice screen. Lack of LTE and No Kitkat yet :-(

  • settings, about phone, update.

  • hey, i have one fell in love the moment i saw it i paid 3 something value droped drasticaly but i cool .....my only problem with this phone it seem to be tooo smart it have a mind of his own...ikr! funny lol but it always mixes up my contacts dont know why on my callog and apps the numbrers are correct but the names of the people changes in the phone sometimes it goes back normal idk but other than that it works perfectly it great still love it even doh i send message or call wrong people by mistake but i love it wish i can get some advice on what to do to stop it cuz as much as i love it it messes me up sometimes so i mite send it back to supplier

  • If you can see the WLAN. It can connect to AC. So, you can enjoy 1Gb of network speed if your connected to Wi-Fi. And that's a plus. And it's using Snapdragon 800.

  • isnt that a gionee phone?

  • this has a snapdragon 800 not mediatech

  • My first and last BLU machine. Wonderful smartphone, great specs, superb performance, but the lack of OS update isn't acceptable. It is better to own a updatable mid-range device from a big manufacturer instead off a frozen-in-time high-end. #unhappy.

  • You know, I like Blu company in general, they do great phones with very accesible prices. This particular phone I think is awesome, and the L260L version it's only 370$ on Amazon!!! But however, one of the great cons that most of Blu phones have is that, first, almost all of them aren't updateable to Android Kitkat :( which they should be able to, and second, most of Blu phones uses crappy Mediatek processor, ¿Why don't they use Snapdragon? And last thing, I think that for being a premium smartphone, a 2600 mAh battery isn't enough, they should use Li-Po batteries which they can be smaller in size and bigger in capacity, comparing to Li-Ion batteries they are much better

  • How can i upgrade it to kit kat 4.42 ? Please i need an answer. Thank you.

  • How can i upgrade it to kit kat 4.42 ? Please i need an answer. Thank you.

  • I was also waiting for an "invite" and got fed up. This phone from BLU was my purchase yesterday night when I deleted my profile (or sabotoged it) yesterday at OnePlus One forums. Plus there were 2 or 3 people there that already broke the glass on their phones and I know BLU uses the gorilla glass and thick not thin like it seems OPO does.

  • It has 3.5G which many times is detailed as 4G. That speed is between 3 and 4 G. Simple Mobile and Straight Talk use 3.5G

  • Hold the phone sideways and then you "will" be sliding the icon from left to right.

  • when a seller describes this (or any) item as 4g what they really mean is 3.5g or hspa+ whereby your maximum download speed will range from somewhere between about 20 to 40 mps depending on the device. if by 4g you are referring to actual 4g lte (ie maximum download speed of 150 mps) the answer to your question is no, there is no lte version of this device. rule of thumb: if it doesnt say lte or 4g lte, just 4g, what it really means is 3.5g hspa+

  • How is the Blutooth. I need it to work in my car and with my headsets. thanks

  • Does it have a 3g icon I have simple mobile

  • Guyes do u know if the BLU has 4G? In some places on Internet is describes with a 4G option but I don't see it here.

  • yessss

  • Does it have Notification Led?

  • I amconfused between lg g2 and blu life pure xl. The main features 1. Good camera 2. Fast processor without any lags 3. Should be durable (should not break in one fall) 4. Good audio quality (loud speakers) 5. No heating problem 6. Good and smooth ui

  • Then try the mini

  • Yes. Net10 sells the life pure and may even sell the xl

  • What about sound quality, dear gentlemen? ;) Compare to VIVO, Meizu, Alcatel Idol...

  • Come on!!! 3G is enough for everything! ;)

  • do you think it will work with Net10?

  • Where can I get XL? I'm worried the Unclocked ones might not work well.

  • I would like to know when XL will be available to upgrade to version 4.4.2? Due to I have seen many series of BLU LIFE been upgraded.

  • It is good to see American companies are making some high-end smart phones. Come on, and let's show Apple that there are others too in the smart phone race! :D

  • Go to your display settings :-)

  • It´s a wonderfull Phone. I love it

  • Just got my Blue Life Pure XL L260L! Love it! You have to get use of it, due to some differences in between S5 and the rest, but it is an amazing phone! Specially that you pay almost a half of S5, loaded with bunch of bloatware and half of the spec`s than this phone. Front camera amazing, but rear is OK. Some slide options are weird, but you can get used of it. No App direct option, all on the screen, but it is OK, upgrade to 4.4.2 KitKat later this year, 4G capable and fast, 32G internal, no SD expansion-plenty, for more use cloud. 3G ROM amazing! Price and quality is perfect blend.

  • I don't know how to change the direction of the slide, but i know that if you pick up the phone near your ear it will automatically answer, you need to go to the settings than smart gestures and then turn on smart gestures and turn on smart answer.

  • Can anyone advise how to change the option to answer the calling by slide from left to right side? I really don't understand what the hell of this phone with slide down to answer and slide up to hang up. It's very bad of this option due to the other is from slide from left to right. Pls advise if BLU or anyone know the app to change it. Thanks

  • I'm also curious about this

  • Can You Tell me about audible speakers, MIC And signal?

  • Yup couldn't wait on oneplus... Got my pure xl today an enjoying it so far... Sad way to start business oneplus

  • Yup couldn't wait on oneplus... Got my pure xl today an enjoying it so far... Sad way to start business oneplus

  • Dear All, Do anyone know about how to change the option to answer when it is ringing?? Life Pure XL, only have option to slide down and up for answer and hang up, so when we put the phone it pocket and when we get calling from someone, then take it out it will automatic answer or hang up. So if anyone know how to chang answer mode by slide from left to right pls kinldy tell me. I appreciated your help.

  • The Radio only works when Headphones are installed The weather app I have no idea you might of screwed that up yourself lol but seriously I have none of these issues and why use the FM radio anyway just download Pandora or something

  • I have a Blu Life Pure XL...seems nice sofar...but my wheater app doesn´t work anymore. whats wrong?? Alkso FM Radio is NOT working...very strange. Help please??

  • whether it has LTE-TD

  • Wish this was not a phablet.

  • here is the link

  • Bad camera?are u mad this thing has the best camera.

  • Funny couple of posters are dogging this phone but turns out this is a hidden Gem It's apparent that people who dog this phone have no real knowledge of android and this is coming from someone who has been using Android the last 3 years There are so many tweeks Roms you can use to increase performance it's ridiculous for someone to say it's crap the only crap going on here is the stuff coming out of Ignorant mouths This phone is pretty choice if you know how to use it and that is the bottom line fancy apps and eye candy doesn't make a phone it's the User you losers !

  • What ever the origin is, it's still a nice phone. :-)

  • ha ha , they dont hv the knowledge+technology to make a gd smartphone . bt gionee have . gionee just increasing there business by permit them to rebrand there phone

  • shameless BLU always re branding Chinese Gionee phones and making fools of people who doesn't have prior knowledge.this is just a pure chinese phone made by Gionee.

  • Oh! Cheat it is the copy of Gionee elife e7

  • Can u share the link pls

  • i m puchaging this set

  • Don't wait for One Plus you'll never get a phone

  • Yea I am probably going with this one Friday One Plus is a joke and people are still waiting on that phone Flagship Killer I think not they are just a waste of time Invite system no phones I will be happy with my Blu Life Pure XL for sure

  • i want to buy it this phone

  • i pick up mine yesterday, and in antutu, 35450 poins!!! better than Galaxy S5 ando Note 3!!!

  • Amazon

  • you can buy it on stores, like "Aling nena's Store"

  • I order my from Amazon.

  • Where Can I buy BLU Life Pure XL unlocked phone/

  • this phone is a great device iwonder lg g2 vs life pure xl

  • I'm ordering this phone next Friday and going to give my wife my Blu Life Play X these phones are no doubt the best to get and don't have to be worried about being tied to a dummy plan for 2 years thank goodness for Blu

  • guys...i personally chked out the phone and its faster and way better than the samsung s5..camera quality 3x better than samsung s5

  • no micro sd cards,bad camera no thanks

  • are blu smart phone is available ing abu dhabi?

  • I order blu life pure camaraderie 13 megapixel but can not compare with 8 pixel for Galaxy note 2,

  • I just hope they fixed things like the air gesture controls because its crap on the life pure..... Look forward to buying one of these... Currently have the life pure overall good phone

  • WROST IT SHOULD BE THESE SPECS:- FREE WITH:- OTG CABLE* FLIP COVER WHITE * BACK COVER 2 BLACK & WHITE * CHARGER * Mini Keyboard with Stand USB * Mini Printer Inbuilt Projector or external 4 in one mini projector scanner printer & photo copier MORE... ------------------------------------------------­------------------------------------------------­------------------------------------------------­---------------------- LTE (4G). * OIS (Optical Image Stabiliser). * *FM Radio. *GPS *Snapdragon 800 or 801 Processor OCTA CORE OR MORE *SUPER AMOLED OR OLED *21 MP FHD 1080P RECORDING REAR CAMERA 4K & Slow Motion Recording *Powerful LED Flash *BSI2 8 MP FRONT CAMERA HD 1080P RECORDING *5.7 INCH TO 6 INCH *DUAL SIM DUAL MICRO SD CARD DOUBLE LOUD SPEAKER *FRONT SPEAKER *3GB RAM *Water Proof *Dust Resitant *Scratch Resistant *ANDROID LATEST VERSION SHOULD BE THERE KITKAT *FULL HD GORRILA GLASS 1080+ PIXELS *WIFI *BLUETOOTH *OTG Support *Battery Should be GOOD *MHL out Should be there *White Colour RADIATION FREE *FINGER & FACE SCAN INFRARED TECHNOLOGY SOLAR BATTRY CHARGING TECHNOLOGY *Metallic Body not Plastic *Stylus of good quality should be there *Air Gesture and Air View *NFC Support Price should be between Rs.50,000 to Rs.60,000

  • Full copy of Gionee E7(original OEM).

  • I like the design very well...

  • Looks like is nice phone,but we don!t no how is going to work.

  • A pen, dual sim phone without top.

  • You are correct p.kanagaraj! Just compared the two.

  • No LTE? No thanks

  • The blu life pure xl is the same phone not copycat, when you dont no dont talk

  • Copycat of gionee elife e7