BLU Life Play vs T-Mobile myTouch

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Life Play:
    LCD
    myTouch:
    OLED
  • Weight

    myTouch: 17 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    myTouch:
    108 g
  • Width

    myTouch: 4.4 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    myTouch:
    64 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    myTouch: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    myTouch:
    3.8 in
  • Chipset

    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    myTouch:
    Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
  • Depth

    Life Play: 2.1 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    myTouch:
    10 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 +15 mm versus myTouch
    Width:
    68.4 mm +4.4 mm versus myTouch
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. myTouch

    Height:
    122 mm
    Width:
    64 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

    +17 g versus myTouch

  2. 2. myTouch

    108 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. myTouch

    Screen diagonal:
    3.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    41.1 cm²

Life Play has approximately 48.2% more rectangular screen area than myTouch.

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

2 GB · 512 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. myTouch

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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

    +300 mAh versus myTouch

  2. 2. myTouch

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. myTouch

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, myTouch.
SpecificationLife PlaymyTouch
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 122 Х 64 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 108 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 3.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 2 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, myTouch.
SpecificationLife PlaymyTouch
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 41.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 246 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, myTouch.
SpecificationLife PlaymyTouch
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
  • 720p@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, myTouch.
SpecificationLife PlaymyTouch
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • Adreno 205
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, myTouch.
SpecificationLife PlaymyTouch
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2011
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
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 312 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, myTouch.
SpecificationLife PlaymyTouch
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 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
  • DLNA
  • UMA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, myTouch.
SpecificationLife PlaymyTouch
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, myTouch.
SpecificationLife PlaymyTouch
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - T-Mobile TV -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) - Also known as LG Maxx Touch