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Apple iPhone 5 vs BLU Life Play

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple BLU
Announced
September 2012 March 2013
Status
Available - September 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
Weight
112 g (3.95 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, 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
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.84% 65.18%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] PowerVR Series 5XT [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [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
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio
Games
Yes + Downloadable 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
DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB 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
1440 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 225 h Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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