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BLU Life Play Mobile Phone
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Apple iOS 8Android 4.2Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Apple A6 APL0598MediaTek MT6589ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR SGX543PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in4.7 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi312.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
no
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.6 f

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB32GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height4.87 in4.9 in5.39 in4.78 in
Width2.31 in2.33 in2.69 in2.48 in
Depth0.3 in0.35 in0.31 in0.39 in
Weight3.95 oz4.66 oz4.41 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCnono
N/A
  • no
  • yes
Charging connectionLightning
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specific
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
no
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh1510.0 mAh1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h250.0 h780.0 h450.0 h
Talk time8.0 h10.0 h18.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
no
Wireless charging nono
N/A
no

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