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BLU Life Play vs Nokia Lumia 830

General Info

Manufacturer
BLU Nokia
Announced
March 2013 September 2014
Status
Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors
Black, White Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight
125 g (4.41 oz) 150 g (5.29 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 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- ClearBlack display

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.18% 69.80%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR Series 5XT [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio FM radio
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 Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity
1800 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)
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