BLU Life Play vs Nokia 9500

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: 105 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    9500:
    230 g
  • Width

    9500: 11.4 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    9500:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    9500: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    9500:
    4.5 in
  • Chipset

    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    9500:
    TI OMAP 1510
  • Depth

    Life Play: 16.1 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    9500:
    24 mm
  • Height

    Life Play: 11 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    9500:
    148 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 +11.4 mm versus 9500
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. 9500

    Height:
    148 mm +11 mm versus Life Play
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +16.1 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

  2. 2. 9500

    230 g

    +105 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Life Play

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²
  2. 2. 9500

    9500: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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, 9500, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife Play9500
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
9500: Original memory entry

80 MB

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. 9500

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC

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

    +500 mAh versus 9500

  2. 2. 9500

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. 9500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, 9500.
SpecificationLife Play9500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 148 Х 57 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 230 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 640 x 200 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 80 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Symbian 7.0s
  • Series 80 v2.0 UI
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 1510
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, 9500.
SpecificationLife Play9500
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 37.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 44.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, 9500.
SpecificationLife Play9500
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play, 9500.
SpecificationLife Play9500
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 150 MHz ARM925T
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
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, 9500.
SpecificationLife Play9500
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2004
  • Q1
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Tin Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 430 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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, 9500.
SpecificationLife Play9500
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 6
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.99 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, 9500.
SpecificationLife Play9500
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Second LCD (128 x 128 -pixels) with 65K color
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, 9500.
SpecificationLife Play9500
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Infrared port - Music player MP3
  • MP4(AAC)
  • RA
  • MIDI -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Xpress-on covers