Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Nokia Lumia 625 vs BLU Life Play

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia BLU
Announced October 2012 July 2013 March 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - August 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 305 PowerVR Series 5XT
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 65.05% 65.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 552 h Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)