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BLU Life Play Mobile Phone
BLU Life Play
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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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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4.7 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 4.3Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6589Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.8 in4.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density312.0 ppi306.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.39 in5.38 in4.78 in
Width2.69 in2.78 in2.48 in
Depth0.31 in0.34 in0.39 in
Weight4.41 oz4.69 oz3.95 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
  • no
  • yes
no
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1800.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time780.0 h830.0 h450.0 h
Talk time18.0 h22.0 h14.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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