BLU Life Play vs O2 XDA Orion

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

    XDA Orion: 19 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    XDA Orion:
    106 g
  • Width

    XDA Orion: 22.4 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    XDA Orion:
    46 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Orion: 2.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    XDA Orion:
    2.2 in
  • Chipset

    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    XDA Orion:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Life Play: 9.6 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    XDA Orion:
    17.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Orion: 29.5 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    XDA Orion:
    107.5 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 +29.5 mm versus XDA Orion
    Width:
    68.4 mm +22.4 mm versus XDA Orion
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. XDA Orion

    Height:
    107.5 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm +9.6 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

    +19 g versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    106 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. Life Play

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

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

Life Play has approximately 306.3% more rectangular screen area than XDA Orion.

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

64 MB RAM · 64 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 Orion

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

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

    +650 mAh versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. XDA Orion

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA Orion
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 107.5 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 2.2" 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA Orion
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 30.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA Orion
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 Orion.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA Orion
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
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 Orion.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA Orion
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2005
  • October
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 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA Orion
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 10
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
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA Orion
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLife PlayXDA Orion
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 8310 and i-mate SP5. Also known as O2 XDA IQ