Phone Comparison - BLU Life Play vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 S

BLU Life Play
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Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 S
alcatel one touch idol 2 s
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general General Info

Manufacturer BLU Alcatel
Announced March 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
136.5 x 69.7 x 7.5 mm
(5.37 x 2.74 x 0.3 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 126 g (4.44 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 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging 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, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.18% 72.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
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, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity 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, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 520 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 30 min (3G)