Acer Liquid Zest 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.

  • Width

    Life Play: 2.8 mm narrower

    Liquid Zest:
    71.2 mm
    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Zest:
    5.5 in
    Life Play:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Zest:
    Mediatek MT6580 Z525 -Mediatek MT6735 Z525
    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Life Play: 0.5 mm thinner

    Liquid Zest:
    8.4 mm
    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
  • Height

    Life Play: 8.7 mm shorter

    Liquid Zest:
    145.7 mm
    Life Play:
    137 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Zest:
    2016
    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.

  1. 1. Liquid Zest

    Height:
    145.7 mm +8.7 mm versus Life Play
    Width:
    71.2 mm +2.8 mm versus Life Play
    Depth:
    8.4 mm +0.5 mm versus Life Play
  2. 2. Life Play

    Height:
    137 mm
    Width:
    68.4 mm
    Depth:
    7.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Zest

    125 g

  2. 2. Life Play

    125 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Liquid Zest

    Liquid Zest: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. Life Play

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²

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 for Liquid Zest, Life Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid ZestLife Play
4 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
8 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded

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 Zest

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Liquid Zest

    2000 mAh

    +200 mAh versus Life Play

  2. 2. Life Play

    1800 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Zest2. Life Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Zest, Life Play.
SpecificationLiquid ZestLife Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.7 Х 71.2 Х 8.4 mm
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 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)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6580 Z525 -Mediatek MT6735 Z525
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Zest, Life Play.
SpecificationLiquid ZestLife Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.4%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Zest, Life Play.
SpecificationLiquid ZestLife Play
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.0
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 2 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Liquid Zest, Life Play.
SpecificationLiquid ZestLife Play
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Z525 -Quad-core 1.0 GHz Z528
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • PowerVR SGX544
Antutu 7 score *
  • 17392
  • 5998
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 330
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1149
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Zest, Life Play.
SpecificationLiquid ZestLife Play
Release date
  • 2016
  • February
  • 2013
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • 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 — specifications for Liquid Zest, Life Play.
SpecificationLiquid ZestLife Play
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Zest, Life Play.
SpecificationLiquid ZestLife Play
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • DTS HD sound
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Zest, Life Play.
SpecificationLiquid ZestLife Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Acer Liquid Zest Z525 with 3G Acer Liquid Zest 4G Z528 with 3G/LTE
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100