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BLU Life Play vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S

General Info

Manufacturer
BLU Alcatel
Announced
March 2013 February 2014
Status
Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - March 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)
129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight
125 g (4.41 oz) 116 g (4.09 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

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.18% 67.76%
Multi-Touch

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 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

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

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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