Phone Comparison - Nokia N9 vs BLU Life Play vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BLU Motorola
Announced June 2011 March 2013 November 2013
Status Available - September 2011 Available - April 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta, Glossy white Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76 cc
(4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 in, 2.99 cc )
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS MeeGo OS, v1.2 Harmattan Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 1 GHz Cortex A8, TI OMAP 3630 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX530 PowerVR Series 5XT Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.9 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (251 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.88% 65.18% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio FM Radio
Games Angry Birds Magic (NFC), Galax Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch-focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 33 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) 1800 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 24 h