BLU Life Pure XL / BLU L260L (32GB+3GB) / L259L (16GB+2GB)

Affordable. Big, sharp display. Solid rear- and front-facing cameras. Snapdragon 800 processor.

Clunky, overwrought Android skin. No 4G LTE. Glossy plastic build.

Camera and Conclusions With a 16-megapixel sensor on back and 8-megapixel sensor on front, the Pure XL has resolution to spare. In good light, the rear-facing camera takes sharp images that are brimming with detail. White balance was pretty...

Decent handling ; Snapdragon 800 holds up ; 32GB of storage out of the box ; Priced competitively for an unlocked device

Uninspiring design ; Performance is brought down by unoptimized software ; Camera quality is only decent at best ; No LTE ; Unenjoyable software experience

This is the 2nd Blu I've owned (after the Life Play). I chose this because it has more RAM, and have had no issues in that area. There is plenty of space on the phone for all my needs and the phone has yet to lag or show any signs of slowing down. Like...

The operating system is a little bit different than other Android phones, and there is no up-gradable memory slots. The phone also does not disassemble, so changing the battery would actually take considerable work. Also, like all Blu phones, the...