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BLU C5L vs BLU Life Play S

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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 S: 44 g lighter

      C5L:
      153 g
      Life Play S:
      109 g

    • Width

      Life Play S: 5 mm narrower

      C5L:
      72.5 mm
      Life Play S:
      67.5 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play S: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

      C5L:
      5 in
      Life Play S:
      4.7 in

    • Depth

      Life Play S: 2.5 mm thinner

      C5L:
      10.3 mm
      Life Play S:
      7.8 mm

    • Height

      Life Play S: 6.8 mm shorter

      C5L:
      144.3 mm
      Life Play S:
      137.5 mm

    • Release year

      C5L:
      2019
      Life Play S:
      2014

    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. C5L

      Height:
      144.3 mm +6.8 mm versus Life Play S
      Width:
      72.5 mm +5 mm versus Life Play S
      Depth:
      10.3 mm +2.5 mm versus Life Play S

    2. 2. Life Play S

      Height:
      137.5 mm
      Width:
      67.5 mm
      Depth:
      7.8 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. C5L

      153 g

      +44 g versus Life Play S

    2. 2. Life Play S

      109 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. C5L

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

    2. 2. Life Play S

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

    C5L has approximately 13.2% more rectangular screen area than Life Play S.

    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 C5L, Life Play S, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageC5LLife Play S
    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. C5L

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 64 GB

    2. Life Play S

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 64 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. C5L

      2000 mAh

      +200 mAh versus Life Play S

    2. 2. Life Play S

      1800 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. C5L2. Life Play S

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for C5L, Life Play S.
    SpecificationC5LLife Play S
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 144.3 Х 72.5 Х 10.3 mm
    • 137.5 Х 67.5 Х 7.8 mm
    Weight
    • 153 g
    • 109 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    • IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 5" inch
    • 4.7" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 854 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 64 GB
    • microSD
    • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 2000 mAh
    • Li-Ion
    • 1800 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)
    • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for C5L, Life Play S.
    SpecificationC5LLife Play S
    Touchscreen
    • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • Type IPS L
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 68.9 cm2
    • 60.9 cm2
    Screen format
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 65.9%
    • 65.6%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 196 PPI
    • 312 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for C5L, Life Play S.
    SpecificationC5LLife Play S
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 8 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • AF
    • 8 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • HDR
    Video
    • 720p@30fps
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • 2 MP
    • 5 MP
    Performance
    Performance — specifications for C5L, Life Play S.
    SpecificationC5LLife Play S
    Processor CPU
    • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
    • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-400
    • Mali-400MP2
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for C5L, Life Play S.
    SpecificationC5LLife Play S
    Release date
    • 2019
    • February
    • 2014
    • January
    Colors
    • Black
    • Blue
    • Blue
    • White
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 USD
    • 130 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
    • 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 C5L, Life Play S.
    SpecificationC5LLife Play S
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - C0050UU HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C0050LL -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
    • 4(1700/2100)
    • 5(850)
    • 7(2600)
    • 12(700)
    • 17(700) - C0050UU LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 28(700) - C0050LL
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
    Speed
    • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
    • HSPA 21.1/11.5 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • WiFi Direct
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for C5L, Life Play S.
    SpecificationC5LLife Play S
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • FM radio
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for C5L, Life Play S.
    SpecificationC5LLife Play S
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • compass

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