Phone Comparison - HTC First vs BLU Life Play

HTC First
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BLU Life Play
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC BLU
Announced April 2013 March 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors White, Black, Pale Blue, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
4G Network LTE 850/1900 MHz -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] PowerVR Series 5XT [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory N/A microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.43% 65.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Up to 1080p HD video capture Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh (not remova 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 436 h 48 min Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 18 min Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)