BlackBerry DTEK50 vs BLU Life Play

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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

    Life Play: 10 g lighter

    DTEK50:
    135 g
    Life Play:
    125 g
  • Width

    Life Play: 4.1 mm narrower

    DTEK50:
    72.5 mm
    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    DTEK50:
    5.2 in
    Life Play:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    DTEK50:
    Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    DTEK50: 0.5 mm thinner

    DTEK50:
    7.4 mm
    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
  • Height

    Life Play: 10 mm shorter

    DTEK50:
    147 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. DTEK50

    Height:
    147 mm +10 mm versus Life Play
    Width:
    72.5 mm +4.1 mm versus Life Play
    Depth:
    7.4 mm
  2. 2. Life Play

    Height:
    137 mm
    Width:
    68.4 mm
    Depth:
    7.9 mm +0.5 mm versus DTEK50

Weight

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

  1. 1. DTEK50

    135 g

    +10 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. DTEK50

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

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

DTEK50 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.

Recorded RAM for DTEK50, Life Play, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageDTEK50Life Play
4 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
16 GB 3 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. DTEK50

NFC:
Yes
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.

  1. 1. DTEK50

    2610 mAh

    +810 mAh versus Life Play

  2. 2. Life Play

    1800 mAh

Specifications

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1. DTEK502. Life Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for DTEK50, Life Play.
SpecificationDTEK50Life Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 147 Х 72.5 Х 7.4 mm
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 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
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2610 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for DTEK50, Life Play.
SpecificationDTEK50Life Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 74.5 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.9%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 424 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Screen protection
  • Scratch-resistant glass
  • oleophobic coating
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for DTEK50, Life Play.
SpecificationDTEK50Life Play
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • PDAF
  • f/2.0
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for DTEK50, Life Play.
SpecificationDTEK50Life Play
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 405
  • PowerVR SGX544
Antutu 7 score *
  • 35162
  • 5998
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 330
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1149
General specs
General specs — specifications for DTEK50, Life Play.
SpecificationDTEK50Life Play
Release date
  • 2016
  • July
  • 2013
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 576 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 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 DTEK50, Life Play.
SpecificationDTEK50Life Play
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 29(700)
  • 30(2300) - USA LTE band 1(2100)
  • 8(900)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - EMEA
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for DTEK50, Life Play.
SpecificationDTEK50Life Play
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for DTEK50, Life Play.
SpecificationDTEK50Life Play
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging: 50% in 51 min (Quick Charge 2.0) - Also known as BlackBerry Neon
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100