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Acer DX900 vs BLU Life Play

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Acer DX900

Acer DX900

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • WeightLife Play: 22 g lighterLife Play: 125 g · DX900: 147 g
  • WidthDX900: 7.9 mm narrowerDX900: 60.5 mm · Life Play: 68.4 mm
  • Screen diagonalDX900: 1.9 in smaller diagonalDX900: 2.8 in · Life Play: 4.7 in
  • DepthLife Play: 9.1 mm thinnerLife Play: 7.9 mm · DX900: 17 mm
  • HeightDX900: 31 mm shorterDX900: 106 mm · Life Play: 137 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2013DX900: 2009 · Life Play: 2013

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
DX900: 106 × 60.5 mm 1 Life Play: 137 × 68.4 mm 2
Side
DX900: 106 × 17 mm 1 Life Play: 137 × 7.9 mm 2
  1. 1. DX900
    Height
    106 mm
    Width
    60.5 mm
    Depth
    17 mm+9.1 mm versus Life Play
    Weight
    147 g
  2. 2. Life Play
    Height
    137 mm+31 mm versus DX900
    Width
    68.4 mm+7.9 mm versus DX900
    Depth
    7.9 mm
    Weight
    125 g
Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. DX900147 g

    +22 g versus Life Play

  2. 2. Life Play125 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

Screen size
DX900: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Life Play: 4.7 in, 16:9, About 60.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. DX900 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Life Play 4.7 in · 16:9 About 60.9 cm² rectangular area

Life Play has approximately 150.8% more rectangular screen area than DX900.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM by storage capacity and phone
StorageDX900Life Play
4 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
DX900: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. DX900

NFC
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
See details panorama
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. Life Play

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. DX9001530 mAh
  2. 2. Life Play1800 mAh

    +270 mAh versus DX900

Specifications

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1. DX9002. Life Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDX900Life Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDX900Life Play
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDX900Life Play
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDX900Life Play
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX544
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 5998
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 330
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1149
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDX900Life Play
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2013
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 780 h (2G) / Up to 700 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDX900Life Play
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDX900Life Play
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDX900Life Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100

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