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BLU Magic vs ZTE Skate

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BLU Magic

BLU Magic

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ZTE Skate

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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.

  • WidthMagic: 9.8 mm narrowerMagic: 58 mm · Skate: 67.8 mm
  • Screen diagonalMagic: 1.1 in smaller diagonalMagic: 3.2 in · Skate: 4.3 in
  • DepthSkate: 3.1 mm thinnerSkate: 10.4 mm · Magic: 13.5 mm
  • HeightMagic: 14.9 mm shorterMagic: 111 mm · Skate: 125.9 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.

Front
Magic: 111 × 58 mm 1 Skate: 125.9 × 67.8 mm 2
Side
Magic: 111 × 13.5 mm 1 Skate: 125.9 × 10.4 mm 2
  1. 1. Magic
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    13.5 mm
    Weight
    Unknown
  2. 2. Skate
    Height
    125.9 mm
    Width
    67.8 mm
    Depth
    10.4 mm
    Weight
    120 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMagicSkate
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 125.9 Х 67.8 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationMagicSkate
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.4%
  • 61.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMagicSkate
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 320p@18fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMagicSkate
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 800MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMagicSkate
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 250 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 288 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMagicSkate
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • 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
  • 2.1
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMagicSkate
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMagicSkate
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Orange Monte Carlo