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BLU Magic vs Samsung L870

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BLU Magic

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Samsung L870

Samsung L870

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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.

  • WidthL870: 7.5 mm narrowerL870: 50.5 mm · Magic: 58 mm
  • Screen diagonalL870: 0.8 in smaller diagonalL870: 2.4 in · Magic: 3.2 in
  • HeightL870: 7.5 mm shorterL870: 103.5 mm · Magic: 111 mm
  • Release year2011 / 2008Magic: 2011 · L870: 2008

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.

Front
Magic: 111 × 58 mm 1 L870: 103.5 × 50.5 mm 2
Side
Magic: 111 × 13.5 mm 1 L870: 103.5 × 13.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Magic
    Height
    111 mm+7.5 mm versus L870
    Width
    58 mm+7.5 mm versus L870
    Depth
    13.5 mm
    Weight
    Unknown
  2. 2. L870
    Height
    103.5 mm
    Width
    50.5 mm
    Depth
    13.5 mm
    Weight
    120 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.

Screen size
Magic: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 1 L870: 2.4 in, 4:3, About 17.8 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Magic 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. L870 2.4 in · 4:3 About 17.8 cm² rectangular area

Magic has approximately 70.9% more rectangular screen area than L870.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Magic: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

L870: Original memory entry

100 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. Magic

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. L870

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Magic1450 mAh

    +450 mAh versus L870

  2. 2. L8701000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Magic2. L870

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMagicL870
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 103.5 Х 50.5 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 100 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Symbian 9.3
  • Series 60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationMagicL870
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.4%
  • 34.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMagicL870
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • 320p@18fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMagicL870
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 32-bit STMicroelectronics Nomadik STn8815P14
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMagicL870
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2008
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 222 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 50 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMagicL870
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMagicL870
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMagicL870
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Business card scanner -Voice memo