BLU Life Play vs Meizu MX4 Pro

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: 33 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    MX4 Pro:
    158 g
  • Width

    Life Play: 8.6 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    MX4 Pro:
    77 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    MX4 Pro:
    5.5 in
  • Chipset

    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    MX4 Pro:
    Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
  • Depth

    Life Play: 1.1 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    MX4 Pro:
    9 mm
  • Height

    Life Play: 13.1 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    MX4 Pro:
    150.1 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. Life Play

    Height:
    137 mm
    Width:
    68.4 mm
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. MX4 Pro

    Height:
    150.1 mm +13.1 mm versus Life Play
    Width:
    77 mm +8.6 mm versus Life Play
    Depth:
    9 mm +1.1 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

  2. 2. MX4 Pro

    158 g

    +33 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. MX4 Pro

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    86.1 cm²

MX4 Pro has approximately 41.4% 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 Life Play, MX4 Pro, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PlayMX4 Pro
4 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
16 GB Not recorded 3 GB RAM
32 GB Not recorded 3 GB RAM
64 GB Not recorded 3 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. MX4 Pro

NFC:
Yes
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

  2. 2. MX4 Pro

    3350 mAh

    +1550 mAh versus Life Play

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. MX4 Pro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, MX4 Pro.
SpecificationLife PlayMX4 Pro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 150.1 Х 77 Х 9 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 158 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 1536 x 2560 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 16/32/64 GB
  • 3 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
  • 3350 mAh
  • Non-removable
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat); Flyme 4
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, MX4 Pro.
SpecificationLife PlayMX4 Pro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 85.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 73.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 546 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, MX4 Pro.
SpecificationLife PlayMX4 Pro
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 20.7 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 20.7 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1/2.3''
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play, MX4 Pro.
SpecificationLife PlayMX4 Pro
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A7)
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • Mali-T628MP6
Antutu 7 score *
  • 5998
  • 54192
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 330
  • 841
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1149
  • 2042
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 1717
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play, MX4 Pro.
SpecificationLife PlayMX4 Pro
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2014
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Gray
  • Gold
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 400 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, MX4 Pro.
SpecificationLife PlayMX4 Pro
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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA - China Mobile -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600) LTE band 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - China Mobile
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • QZSS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, MX4 Pro.
SpecificationLife PlayMX4 Pro
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, MX4 Pro.
SpecificationLife PlayMX4 Pro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass