Phone Comparison - BLU Life One vs BLU Life Play vs BLU Dash 5.0

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced March 2013 March 2013 August 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 73 x 8.9 mm
(5.67 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
146 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.75 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D410a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D410i
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-400MP
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.44% 65.18% 66.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 850 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)