BLU Life Play vs O2 XDA IIi

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: 65 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    XDA IIi:
    190 g
  • Width

    Life Play: 1.6 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    XDA IIi:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA IIi: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    XDA IIi:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Life Play: 11.1 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    XDA IIi:
    19 mm
  • Height

    XDA IIi: 7 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    XDA IIi:
    130 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play:
    2013
    XDA IIi:
    2004

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 +7 mm versus XDA IIi
    Width:
    68.4 mm
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. XDA IIi

    Height:
    130 mm
    Width:
    70 mm +1.6 mm versus Life Play
    Depth:
    19 mm +11.1 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

  2. 2. XDA IIi

    190 g

    +65 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. XDA IIi

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

Life Play has approximately 60.5% more rectangular screen area than XDA IIi.

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, XDA IIi, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PlayXDA IIi
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
XDA IIi: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 96 MB ROM

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. XDA IIi

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

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

    +600 mAh versus XDA IIi

  2. 2. XDA IIi

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. XDA IIi

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, XDA IIi.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA IIi
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 130 Х 70 Х 19 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 190 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 96 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC/SDIO
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, XDA IIi.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA IIi
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 41.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 114 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, XDA IIi.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA IIi
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
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, XDA IIi.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA IIi
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Intel Xscale PXA272 520 MHz
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, XDA IIi.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA IIi
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2004
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
Unknown
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 150 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, XDA IIi.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA IIi
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
  • No
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
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, XDA IIi.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA IIi
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, XDA IIi.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA IIi
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/MP4 player -PDF
  • PPT viewer -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 2020i.