BLU Life Play vs Orange San Diego

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

    San Diego: 8 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    San Diego:
    117 g
  • Width

    San Diego: 5.4 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    San Diego:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    San Diego: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    San Diego:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    San Diego:
    Intel Atom Z2460
  • Depth

    Life Play: 2.1 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    San Diego:
    10 mm
  • Height

    San Diego: 14 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    San Diego:
    123 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 +14 mm versus San Diego
    Width:
    68.4 mm +5.4 mm versus San Diego
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. San Diego

    Height:
    123 mm
    Width:
    63 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm +2.1 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

    +8 g versus San Diego

  2. 2. San Diego

    117 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. San Diego

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    44.1 cm²

Life Play has approximately 38.1% more rectangular screen area than San Diego.

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, San Diego, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PlaySan Diego
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
San Diego: Original memory entry

16 GB (12 GB user available) · 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. San Diego

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

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. San Diego

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, San Diego.
SpecificationLife PlaySan Diego
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 123 Х 63 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 117 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 600 x 1024 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 (12 GB user available)
  • 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
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Intel Atom Z2460
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, San Diego.
SpecificationLife PlaySan Diego
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 45.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 58.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 297 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, San Diego.
SpecificationLife PlaySan Diego
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
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, San Diego.
SpecificationLife PlaySan Diego
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.6 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • PowerVR SGX540
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, San Diego.
SpecificationLife PlaySan Diego
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 190 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 336 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, San Diego.
SpecificationLife PlaySan Diego
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
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
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
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, San Diego.
SpecificationLife PlaySan Diego
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, San Diego.
SpecificationLife PlaySan Diego
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - HDMI port -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input - Previously known as Orange Santa Clara