Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs BLU Life Play

Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	BLU
Announced
March 2011	March 2013
Status
Available - March 2011	Available - April 2013
Colors
Black, White	Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm (9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)	137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm (5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
Weight
607 g (21.41 oz)	125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen	LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
9.7 inches [Similar]	4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)	720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.01%	65.18%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5	Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar]	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]	PowerVR Series 5XT [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar]	1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage	4 GB ROM
External Memory
No	microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar]	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No	LED flash
Features
No	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps	Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar]	Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack

Radio
No	Stereo FM radio
Games
Yes	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Yes	Class 12
3G
HSDPA; HSUPA	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR	Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML (Safari)	HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM	4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No	microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po	Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
6930 mAh (25 Wh)	1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 720 h	Up to 780 h (2G) Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h	Up to 18 h (2G) Up to 16 h (3G)

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