Nokia Lumia 520 vs BLU Life Play S

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 520 vs BLU Life Play S across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: BLU Life Play S runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 520 runs at 1.0 GHz, making BLU Life Play S the better performer.


Display: BLU Life Play S offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 4 inches, making BLU Life Play S the larger display of the two. Both Nokia Lumia 520 and BLU Life Play S feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: BLU Life Play S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 5 MP, making BLU Life Play S better for rear camera photography.


Battery: BLU Life Play S offers a higher battery capacity with 1800 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 520 offers 1430 mAh, making BLU Life Play S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while BLU Life Play S offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.

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Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
BLU Life Play S
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013
30 Jan, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
MediaTek MT6582
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.3 GHz)
512 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
800x480 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP

Battery

1430 mAh
1800 mAh

Storage

8 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 26, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
MediaTek MT6582

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Mali-400 MP2

RAM

512 MB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

233 ppi
312 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
65.57 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

119.9 mm
137.5 mm

Width

64 mm
67.5 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

124 grams
109 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
1800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 18 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope