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BLU Life Play S
L150USamsung Captivate
SGH-I897| Global Score | |
| 52.3 | 57.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| BLU | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| -- | 2010-06-18 |
| 5.41 x 2.66 x 0.31 inches | 4.78 x 2.50 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.84 ounces | 4.50 ounces |
| Blue and White | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek MT6582 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.26 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.59 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 780 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5.8 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Captivate is just a bit better than BLU Life Play S, getting a 57.2 score against 52.3. These phones have Android operating system, but Samsung Captivate has older 2.3 version and BLU Life Play S has Android 4.2 version. Even being the best phone in this comparison review, the Samsung Captivate is a way thicker and somewhat heavier phone than BLU Life Play S.
BLU Life Play S has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Captivate, because it has a way higher 1280 x 720px resolution, a bigger display and a better pixel number per screen inch. Samsung Captivate counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than BLU Life Play S, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB internal memory capacity.
BLU Life Play S counts with a faster processing unit than Samsung Captivate, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory, a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a much better graphics co-processor running at 500 megahertz. The BLU Life Play S features improved battery duration than Samsung Captivate, because it has 1800mAh of battery capacity against 1500mAh.
The BLU Life Play S counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Captivate, because it has a much higher video definition and a much more mega pixels camera.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Captivate is also a lot cheaper.
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