Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs BLU Life Play vs BLU Dash 5.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BLU BLU
Announced March 2013 March 2013 August 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
146 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.75 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L100a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L100i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D410a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D410i
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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK MT6589 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-400MP
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 65.18% 66.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps 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
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB 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 present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 780 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)