Phone Comparison - BLU Life Play vs BLU Dash 5.0 vs BLU Studio C Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced March 2013 August 2013 August 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - September 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow Black, Blue, Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
138 x 71.5 x 9.5 mm
(5.43 x 2.81 x 0.37 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 156 g (5.5 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 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D410a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D410i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 1700 - D670U
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D670L
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, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-400MP Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.18% 66.79% 63.40%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 v3.0
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 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)