BlackBerry 9720 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.

  • Weight

    9720: 5 g lighter

    9720:
    120 g
    Life Play:
    125 g
  • Width

    9720: 2.4 mm narrower

    9720:
    66 mm
    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    9720: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    9720:
    2.8 in
    Life Play:
    4.7 in
  • Depth

    Life Play: 4.1 mm thinner

    9720:
    12 mm
    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
  • Height

    9720: 23 mm shorter

    9720:
    114 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. 9720

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    66 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +4.1 mm versus Life Play
  2. 2. Life Play

    Height:
    137 mm +23 mm versus 9720
    Width:
    68.4 mm +2.4 mm versus 9720
    Depth:
    7.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 9720

    120 g

  2. 2. Life Play

    125 g

    +5 g versus 9720

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. 9720

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 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 150.8% more rectangular screen area than 9720.

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 9720, Life Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage9720Life Play
4 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
9720: Original memory entry

512 MB ROM · 512 MB 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. 9720

NFC:
Unknown
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. 9720

    1450 mAh

  2. 2. Life Play

    1800 mAh

    +350 mAh versus 9720

Specifications

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1. 97202. Life Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 9720, Life Play.
Specification9720Life Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 66 Х 12 mm
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 512 MB 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.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.1
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 9720, Life Play.
Specification9720Life Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.3%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 214 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 9720, Life Play.
Specification9720Life Play
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for 9720, Life Play.
Specification9720Life Play
Processor CPU
  • 806 MHz Tavor MG1
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX544
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 5998
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 330
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1149
General specs
General specs — specifications for 9720, Life Play.
Specification9720Life Play
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2013
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Purple
  • Blue
  • Pure Pink
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h Talking time- Up to 7 h Music play - Up to 30 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 9720, Life Play.
Specification9720Life Play
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 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
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.10 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 9720, Life Play.
Specification9720Life Play
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for 9720, Life Play.
Specification9720Life Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - BBM key -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Optical trackpad - Also known as BlackBerry 9720 Samoa
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100