Phone Comparison - BLU Life Play vs BLU Dash JR vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU Alcatel
Announced March 2013 August 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - September 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
116.5 x 62 x 12 mm
(4.59 x 2.44 x 0.47 in)
129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 105 g (3.7 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 1 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-400 -
RAM 1 GB 256 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 512 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 3.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.18% 50.39% 67.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps N/A HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v2.1 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 600 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 12 h Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)