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BLU Life Play vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

2.69 in
5.39 in
BLU Life Play Mobile Phone
BLU Life Play
2.48 in
4.78 in
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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For just $229 the Blu Life Play snaps pictures fast and flaunts a slim chassis, plus it runs Android Jelly Bean.Read more
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Full Comparison

Hardware

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6589ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory1 GB1 GB

Display

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Screen size4.7 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
MaterialPlasticPlastic

Dimensions

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Height5.39 in4.78 in
Width2.69 in2.48 in
Depth0.31 in0.39 in
Weight4.41 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

BLU Life PlayBLU Life Play
Samsung Galaxy S3 MiniSamsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time780.0 h450.0 h
Talk time18.0 h14.0 h

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini