Phone Comparison - Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) vs BLU Life Play vs BLU Studio 5.3 S

general General Info

Manufacturer Amazon BLU BLU
Announced September 2013 March 2013 April 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 191 x 128 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 in)
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
153 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(6.02 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D590a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D590i
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dolby Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Jelly Bean - customized) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU - PowerVR Series 5XT Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (208 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.92% 65.18% 64.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera No 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash dual-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
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No 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 No Class 12 Class 12
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Amazon Silk) HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 1800 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 990 h (2G)
Up to 940 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 33 h (2G)
Up to 26 h (3G)