BLU Life Play vs Philips D822

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: 40 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    D822:
    165 g
  • Width

    D822: 4.6 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    D822:
    63.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    D822: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    D822:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Life Play: 7 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    D822:
    14.9 mm
  • Height

    D822: 16.2 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    D822:
    120.8 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play:
    2013
    D822:
    2012

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 +16.2 mm versus D822
    Width:
    68.4 mm +4.6 mm versus D822
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. D822

    Height:
    120.8 mm
    Width:
    63.8 mm
    Depth:
    14.9 mm +7 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

  2. 2. D822

    165 g

    +40 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. D822

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Life Play has approximately 66.9% more rectangular screen area than D822.

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, D822, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PlayD822
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
D822: Original memory entry

512 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. D822

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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. D822

    2000 mAh

    +200 mAh versus Life Play

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. D822

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, D822.
SpecificationLife PlayD822
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 120.8 Х 63.8 Х 14.9 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, D822.
SpecificationLife PlayD822
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 47.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, D822.
SpecificationLife PlayD822
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
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, D822.
SpecificationLife PlayD822
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Unknown
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, D822.
SpecificationLife PlayD822
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2012
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
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 340 h Talking time- Up to 10 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, D822.
SpecificationLife PlayD822
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (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
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • No
Edge
  • Class 12
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, D822.
SpecificationLife PlayD822
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, D822.
SpecificationLife PlayD822
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/AAC+ player -MP4/H.263 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input