Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) vs Sony Xperia XA (F3113)
Side by side comparison between Blu Life 8 XL vs Sony Xperia XA phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5.5"
IPS
IPS
720x1280
8
MP
MP
2mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
2920
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
5"
IPS
IPS
720x1280
13
MP
MP
8mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
2300
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Xperia XA (F3113)
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5 Advantages 
18 Advantages | 18 Common items in both devices |
| TFT IPS LCD |
| 16 million |
| 720x1280 pixels |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Full HD (1920x1080) |
| +11 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Model | Life 8 XL (L290U) | Xperia XA (F3113) |
| Other model names | Blu Life 8 XL Dual Sim L290U, Blu L290u | Sony Xperia XA LTE F3113, Sony Tuba SS |
| Country or region available |  USA |  Canada, USA |
| Brand | Blu | Sony |
| Release date | 5/1/2015 | 5/1/2016 |
| Depth | 7.7 millimeters (0.3 inches) | 7.9 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 74.8 x 155 millimeters (2.94 x 6.1 in) | 66.8 x 143.6 millimeters (2.63 x 5.65 in) |
| Weight | 149 grams (5.22 ounces) | 137 grams (4.8 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 5.5" inches | 5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~71.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~71.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 4-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 267 PPI | 294 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| System version | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Firmware update | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: MediaTek MT6592M | 64bit: MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 (28nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core, 1 processor: 8x 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-450 MP4 | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 700Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 8GB (4GB available) | 16GB (8.2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 21/5.76 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1700/1900 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 700/850/1700/1900/2600 (Bands 2,4,5,7,12,13,17,28) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 2 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/4" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 4.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2920 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 18 hours | 10 hours |
| Standby | 750 hours (31.3 days) | 603 hours (25.1 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Orange, Pink, White, Yellow • Screen protector included • Silicon Case included • BLU Nex Lens technology • BLU Infinite View technology | • Colors: White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold • USB OTG On-The-Go • PDAF main camera • Exmor RS IMX-258 main camera • Exmor RS IMX-219 main camera • BRAVIA engine 2 display • ClearAudio+ • PS4 integration |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Blu Life 8 XL (L290U) | Sony Xperia XA (F3113) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.57W/kg (head), 1.23W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.47W/kg (head), 0.47W/kg (body) |