BLU Life Play vs Plum Capacity

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

    Capacity: 27 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    Capacity:
    98 g
  • Width

    Capacity: 6.4 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    Capacity:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Capacity: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    Capacity:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    Capacity:
    Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
  • Depth

    Life Play: 4.1 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    Capacity:
    12 mm
  • Height

    Capacity: 19 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    Capacity:
    118 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 +19 mm versus Capacity
    Width:
    68.4 mm +6.4 mm versus Capacity
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. Capacity

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +4.1 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

    +27 g versus Capacity

  2. 2. Capacity

    98 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. Capacity

    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 Capacity.

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

512 MB · 256 MB 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. Capacity

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
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

    +600 mAh versus Capacity

  2. 2. Capacity

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. Capacity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, Capacity.
SpecificationLife PlayCapacity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 118 Х 62 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 98 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
  • 256 MB RAM
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
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, Capacity.
SpecificationLife PlayCapacity
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 49.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, Capacity.
SpecificationLife PlayCapacity
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play, Capacity.
SpecificationLife PlayCapacity
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 650 MHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • PowerVR SGX531
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, Capacity.
SpecificationLife PlayCapacity
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2012
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
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 120 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, Capacity.
SpecificationLife PlayCapacity
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Up to 114 kbps
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Up to 480 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, Capacity.
SpecificationLife PlayCapacity
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, Capacity.
SpecificationLife PlayCapacity
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
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