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

General Info

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

Display

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

Hardware and OS

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

Camera

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

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

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

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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