Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend P1 vs BLU Life Play vs BLU Studio 5.5

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei BLU BLU
Announced January 2012 March 2013 September 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013
Colors Metallic black, Ceramic white, Soft pink Black, White Blue, Pink, Grey, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.4 x 64.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.02 x 2.55 x 0.3 in)
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
157 x 79.5 x 9.5 mm
(6.18 x 3.13 x 0.37 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D610a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D610i
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortext-A9, TI OMAP 4460 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589M
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR Series 5XT PowerVR SGX544MP
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (178 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.82% 65.18% 66.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1670 mAh 1800 mAh 2250 mAh
Stand by - Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 26 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)