Allview A5 Easy 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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    A5 Easy:
    OLED
    Life Play:
    LCD
  • Width

    A5 Easy: 5.9 mm narrower

    A5 Easy:
    62.5 mm
    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A5 Easy: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    A5 Easy:
    4 in
    Life Play:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    A5 Easy:
    Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Life Play: 2 mm thinner

    A5 Easy:
    9.9 mm
    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
  • Height

    A5 Easy: 12 mm shorter

    A5 Easy:
    125 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.

  1. 1. A5 Easy

    Height:
    125 mm
    Width:
    62.5 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +2 mm versus Life Play
  2. 2. Life Play

    Height:
    137 mm +12 mm versus A5 Easy
    Width:
    68.4 mm +5.9 mm versus A5 Easy
    Depth:
    7.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A5 Easy

    121 g

  2. 2. Life Play

    125 g

    +4 g versus A5 Easy

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.

  1. 1. A5 Easy

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Life Play

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

Life Play has approximately 33.7% more rectangular screen area than A5 Easy.

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 A5 Easy, Life Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageA5 EasyLife 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. A5 Easy

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. A5 Easy

    1400 mAh

  2. 2. Life Play

    1800 mAh

    +400 mAh versus A5 Easy

Specifications

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1. A5 Easy2. Life Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A5 Easy, Life Play.
SpecificationA5 EasyLife Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 125 Х 62.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 121 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 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.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for A5 Easy, Life Play.
SpecificationA5 EasyLife Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 58.3%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A5 Easy, Life Play.
SpecificationA5 EasyLife Play
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
  • 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for A5 Easy, Life Play.
SpecificationA5 EasyLife Play
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • PowerVR SGX544
Antutu 7 score *
  • 7932
  • 5998
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 330
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1149
General specs
General specs — specifications for A5 Easy, Life Play.
SpecificationA5 EasyLife Play
Release date
  • 2015
  • August
  • 2013
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 40 min
  • 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 A5 Easy, Life Play.
SpecificationA5 EasyLife 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 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • 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
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.32 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for A5 Easy, Life Play.
SpecificationA5 EasyLife Play
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for A5 Easy, Life Play.
SpecificationA5 EasyLife Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100