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Acer Liquid E1 vs BLU Life Play

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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: 5 g lighterLife Play: 125 g · Liquid E1: 130 g
  • Screen diagonalLiquid E1: 0.2 in smaller diagonalLiquid E1: 4.5 in · Life Play: 4.7 in
  • ChipsetMediatek MT6577 (40 nm) / Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)Liquid E1: Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm) · Life Play: Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • DepthLife Play: 2 mm thinnerLife Play: 7.9 mm · Liquid E1: 9.9 mm
  • HeightLiquid E1: 5 mm shorterLiquid E1: 132 mm · Life Play: 137 mm

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
Liquid E1: 132 × 68.5 mm 1 Life Play: 137 × 68.4 mm 2
Side
Liquid E1: 132 × 9.9 mm 1 Life Play: 137 × 7.9 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E1
    Height
    132 mm
    Width
    68.5 mm
    Depth
    9.9 mm+2 mm versus Life Play
    Weight
    130 g
  2. 2. Life Play
    Height
    137 mm+5 mm versus Liquid E1
    Width
    68.4 mm
    Depth
    7.9 mm
    Weight
    125 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1130 g

    +5 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
Liquid E1: 4.5 in, 16:9, About 55.8 cm² rectangular area 1 Life Play: 4.7 in, 16:9, About 60.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Liquid E1 4.5 in · 16:9 About 55.8 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Life Play 4.7 in · 16:9 About 60.9 cm² rectangular area

Life Play has approximately 9.1% more rectangular screen area than Liquid E1.

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
StorageLiquid E1Life Play
4 GBRecorded for all phones 1 GB RAM 1 GB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Liquid E1

NFC
See details Yes (single sim model only)
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (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. Liquid E11760 mAh
  2. 2. Life Play1800 mAh

    +40 mAh versus Liquid E1

Specifications

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1. Liquid E12. Life Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid E1Life Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid E1Life Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid E1Life Play
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid E1Life Play
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
  • 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
SpecificationLiquid E1Life Play
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2013
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 8 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
SpecificationLiquid E1Life Play
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)-3G - HSDPA-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid E1Life Play
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • 21 MP
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid E1Life Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100