Allview P8 Energy 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

    P8 Energy:
    OLED
    Life Play:
    LCD
  • Weight

    Life Play: 87 g lighter

    P8 Energy:
    212 g
    Life Play:
    125 g
  • Width

    Life Play: 7.6 mm narrower

    P8 Energy:
    76 mm
    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    P8 Energy:
    5.5 in
    Life Play:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    P8 Energy:
    Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Life Play: 0.6 mm thinner

    P8 Energy:
    8.5 mm
    Life Play:
    7.9 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. P8 Energy

    Height:
    152 mm +15 mm versus Life Play
    Width:
    76 mm +7.6 mm versus Life Play
    Depth:
    8.5 mm +0.6 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. P8 Energy

    212 g

    +87 g versus Life Play

  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.

  1. 1. P8 Energy

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²
  2. 2. Life Play

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

P8 Energy has approximately 36.9% more rectangular screen area than Life Play.

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 P8 Energy, Life Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageP8 EnergyLife Play
4 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
16 GB 2 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. P8 Energy

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM 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. P8 Energy

    6000 mAh

    +4200 mAh versus Life Play

  2. 2. Life Play

    1800 mAh

Specifications

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1. P8 Energy2. Life Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for P8 Energy, Life Play.
SpecificationP8 EnergyLife Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 152 Х 76 Х 8.5 mm
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 212 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • 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.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 6000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for P8 Energy, Life Play.
SpecificationP8 EnergyLife Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 149.1 Х 72.2 Х 8.9 mm
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for P8 Energy, Life Play.
SpecificationP8 EnergyLife Play
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • 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 P8 Energy, Life Play.
SpecificationP8 EnergyLife Play
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720MP2
  • PowerVR SGX544
Antutu 7 score *
  • 23431
  • 5998
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 330
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1149
General specs
General specs — specifications for P8 Energy, Life Play.
SpecificationP8 EnergyLife Play
Release date
  • 2015
  • September
  • 2013
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 750 h Talking time- Up to 25 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 — specifications for P8 Energy, Life Play.
SpecificationP8 EnergyLife 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 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 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 - 0.35 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for P8 Energy, Life Play.
SpecificationP8 EnergyLife Play
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • DTS sound
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for P8 Energy, Life Play.
SpecificationP8 EnergyLife Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast charging -Power Bank/Reverse charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100