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Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G vs BLU Life Play

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple BLU
Announced
March 2011 March 2013
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
Weight
607 g (21.41 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
9.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.01% 65.18%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] PowerVR Series 5XT [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
No Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

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; HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
6930 mAh (25 Wh) 1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 720 h Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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