Archos Diamond Alpha 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.
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Weight
Life Play: 30 g lighter
- Diamond Alpha:
- 155 g
- Life Play:
- 125 g
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Width
Life Play: 4.1 mm narrower
- Diamond Alpha:
- 72.5 mm
- Life Play:
- 68.4 mm
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Screen diagonal
Life Play: 0.5 in smaller diagonal
- Diamond Alpha:
- 5.2 in
- Life Play:
- 4.7 in
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Chipset
- Diamond Alpha:
- Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
- Life Play:
- Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
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Height
Life Play: 9.7 mm shorter
- Diamond Alpha:
- 146.7 mm
- Life Play:
- 137 mm
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Release year
- Diamond Alpha:
- 2017
- 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. Diamond Alpha
- Height:
- 146.7 mm +9.7 mm versus Life Play
- Width:
- 72.5 mm +4.1 mm versus Life Play
- Depth:
- 7.5 mm
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.
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. Diamond Alpha
- Screen diagonal:
- 5.2 in
- Aspect ratio (height:width):
- 16:9
- Approximate rectangular screen area:
- 74.5 cm²
2. Life Play
- Screen diagonal:
- 4.7 in
- Aspect ratio (height:width):
- 16:9
- Approximate rectangular screen area:
- 60.9 cm²
Diamond Alpha has approximately 22.4% 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.
| Storage | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | Unknown | 1 GB RAM |
Diamond Alpha: Original memory entry
up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) · 512GB 4GB
Practical features
Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.
1. Diamond Alpha
- NFC:
- See details Super AMOLED
- Headphone jack:
- Yes
- Memory card support:
- See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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.
Specifications
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Everyday essentials
| Specification | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
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| Dimensions (HxWxD) |
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| Screen size |
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| Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. |
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| Memory card support |
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| Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied. |
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| Chipset |
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| NFC |
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Unknown |
| Headphone jack |
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Display
| Specification | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
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| Touchscreen |
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| Screen area |
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| PPI /points per inch/ |
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Camera and Video
| Specification | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
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| Rear camera, main |
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| Functions |
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| Video |
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| Front camera, selfie |
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| Specifications |
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Performance
Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
| Specification | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
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| Processor CPU |
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| Graphics processor GPU |
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| Antutu 7 score * |
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| GeekBench 4 Single Core * | Unknown |
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| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * | Unknown |
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General specs
| Specification | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
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| Release date |
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| Colors |
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| Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. |
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| Battery life |
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Communication and Connectivity
| Specification | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
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| SIM card |
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| Network |
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| Speed |
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| GPRS |
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| Edge |
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| Wi-Fi |
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| GPS |
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| USB |
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| Bluetooth |
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| Harmful irradiation |
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Unknown |
Music and Audio
| Specification | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
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| Radio |
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| Others |
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Other features
| Specification | Diamond Alpha | Life Play |
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| Dop |
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