Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) vs BLU Life Play X Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

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BLU Life Play X

BLU Life Play X

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) or BLU Life Play X Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) BLU Life Play X
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Release date 2014, September 2013, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm | 5.54 x 5.54 x 2.85 in 137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.39 x 5.39 x 2.69 in
Weight 144 g | 5.08 oz 125 g | 4.41 oz
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Colors Black, White Black
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 780 h (2G) / Up to 700 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology AMOLED LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4.7" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.1% 65.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.13µm, AF -8 MP, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX544MP2
External memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 64 GB (AT&T, T-Mobile) 16 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 157
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 597

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU, AT&T, Verizon 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1097 AT&T, XT1095 T-Mobile 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - XT1096 (Verizon) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - India
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Class 12
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Water resistant
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto X (2014), Motorola Moto X2, Motorola Moto X+1

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