BLU Life Play vs Meizu MX

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

    Life Play: 14 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    MX:
    139 g
  • Width

    MX: 5.1 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    MX:
    63.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MX: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    MX:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Life Play: 2.4 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    MX:
    10.3 mm
  • Height

    MX: 15.7 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    MX:
    121.3 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play:
    2013
    MX:
    2011

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. Life Play

    Height:
    137 mm +15.7 mm versus MX
    Width:
    68.4 mm +5.1 mm versus MX
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. MX

    Height:
    121.3 mm
    Width:
    63.3 mm
    Depth:
    10.3 mm +2.4 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

  2. 2. MX

    139 g

    +14 g versus Life Play

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. Life Play

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

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    47.6 cm²

Life Play has approximately 27.8% more rectangular screen area than MX.

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 Life Play, MX, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PlayMX
4 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
16 GB Not recorded 1 GB 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. Life Play

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. MX

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. Life Play

    1800 mAh

    +200 mAh versus MX

  2. 2. MX

    1600 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. MX

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, MX.
SpecificationLife PlayMX
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 121.3 Х 63.3 Х 10.3 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 139 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • ASV
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 640 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1600 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Exynos
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, MX.
SpecificationLife PlayMX
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 47.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 62.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 288 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, MX.
SpecificationLife PlayMX
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.2
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play, MX.
SpecificationLife PlayMX
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score *
  • 5998
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 330
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1149
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play, MX.
SpecificationLife PlayMX
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2011
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black/White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 270 EUR
Battery life
  • 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)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, MX.
SpecificationLife PlayMX
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 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 (MHL TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, MX.
SpecificationLife PlayMX
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, MX.
SpecificationLife PlayMX
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input