BLU Vivo 8L vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $999 | €1199 8GB/256GB - $1099 8GB/512GB - $1299 8GB/1TB - $1499

Design

Dimensions
5.93 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches 150.5 x 74.4 x 8 mm	5.77 x 2.78 x 0.32 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 146.6 x 70.6 x 8.25 mm (~12.28 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 69.08% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.23% screen-to-body
Type
	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 277 PPI	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2215 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6753 (28 nm)	A17 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x3.78GHz 4x2.11G​Hz
GPU
Mali-T720 MP3	Apple GPU 6-core
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 64 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	iOS (18.x, 17.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2920
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7447
3D Mark High
Untested	3628
3D Mark Low
Untested	2801

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh	3274 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 43min

Browsing

14h 54min

Video

6h 54min

Gaming

8h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX803 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 2.44 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX713 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 77 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
20 MP (Flash)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

153

Overall

156

Photo

149

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, 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, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave, 5G Ready International version - n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 17, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71 International version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 International version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 29, 2017 FCC ID value: YHLBLUVIVO8L	Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8435A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 0.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.15 W/kg	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

International.

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

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