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BLU Energy X 2 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs Comparison

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BLU Energy X 2
9.2
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
BLU Energy X 2 Apple iPhone 8 Plus
4000 mAh
2691 mAh
5.0-inch
5.5-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
1GB · 8GB
3GB · 256GB
Released · Sep 22, 2017

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.80 x 0.38 inches
143.5 x 71 x 9.6 mm 		6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.70 oz (190.0 g) 7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Blue Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 67.53% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6580 Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7 		Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-400 MP1 Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
1GB/8GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 64 GB not expandable
OS
Android (5.1 Lollipop) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 2691 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2 		12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.8
Focal Length: 56 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling 		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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