Phone Comparison - BLU Life Play vs HTC Desire 601 Dual Sim vs HTC Desire 400 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU HTC HTC
Announced March 2013 November 2013 December 2012
Status Available - April 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - December 2012
Colors Black, White Black, Red, White Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (China)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS Android OS (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.18% 62.11% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, BSI Sensor [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2100 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 435 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 50 min (3G) Up to 12 h 6 min (3G)