BLU Life Play vs ZTE Orbit

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: 11.4 g lighter

    Life Play:
    125 g
    Orbit:
    136.4 g
  • Width

    Orbit: 4.9 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    Orbit:
    63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Orbit: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    Orbit:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Life Play: 2.3 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    Orbit:
    10.2 mm
  • Height

    Orbit: 17.6 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    Orbit:
    119.4 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play:
    2013
    Orbit:
    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 +17.6 mm versus Orbit
    Width:
    68.4 mm +4.9 mm versus Orbit
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. Orbit

    Height:
    119.4 mm
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    10.2 mm +2.3 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

  2. 2. Orbit

    136.4 g

    +11.4 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. Orbit

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

Life Play has approximately 33.7% more rectangular screen area than Orbit.

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

4 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. Orbit

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

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

    +200 mAh versus Orbit

  2. 2. Orbit

    1600 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. Orbit

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, Orbit.
SpecificationLife PlayOrbit
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 119.4 Х 63.5 Х 10.2 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 136.4 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB 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
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Tango II
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, Orbit.
SpecificationLife PlayOrbit
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 60.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, Orbit.
SpecificationLife PlayOrbit
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@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, Orbit.
SpecificationLife PlayOrbit
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz
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, Orbit.
SpecificationLife PlayOrbit
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 230 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 220 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 40 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, Orbit.
SpecificationLife PlayOrbit
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 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - ZTE Render
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (ZTE Render)
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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
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, Orbit.
SpecificationLife PlayOrbit
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, Orbit.
SpecificationLife PlayOrbit
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer -Voice memo/command/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as ZTE Render for U.S. Cellular