BLU Life Play X

  • Released 2014, January
    125g, 7.9mm thickness
    Android 4.2
    16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.7"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 8MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    MT6589T
  • 1800mAh
    Li-Ion

BLU Life Play X - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 - L102a
  HSDPA 850 / 2100 - L102i
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, December. Released 2014, January
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 137 x 68.4 x 7.9 mm (5.39 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 8 MP, AF
Features LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 780 h (2G) / Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Misc Colors Black
Price About 200 EUR

BLU Life Play X - User Reviews

  • August 2019 ! WoW, this does Not make Any Sense how Good this phone Still is! We HotSpot everything in our house w/this 5+year old phone & use it as our everyday device too. (UnLimt H.S. t-Mobile 60Gb month) 1gb Ram/1.5gb Q.core/16gb/Andriod 4.2 ?!?! It does Everything w/out problems (we don't Game) ? Does this 'Disprove' that everyone Must-Have a New Phone every few months?? I mean Really... this phone performs w/out issue's I would not believe it, if I was to just read the specs. Must just be a Quality unit IDK Running a Roku, streaming Amazon prime video, using a Laptop & using the Phone on the web, (simultaneously) It just works great... Blu phones might just be the 'Real Deal' 8/7/2019

  • This was the first smart phone I ever purchased back in 2014. It worked great--no heating issues, fast, effecient--for about 6 months. One day, I plugged it into the charger and it wouldn't charge. I had to wiggle the charger around and prop it up just right to get it to charge. Luckily, I was able to get it powered up enough to save my photos, videos, contacts, etc. I sent the phone in to my carrier and received no word about the reason for the issue and a broken replacement. I ended up buying another BLU phone and 6 months down the line, it quit working as well. BLU phones do not last longer than 6 months before some random problem pops up and you need a new one. Don't bother wasting your money if you want something reliable.

  • 2 years. Zero problemas. A lot of falls. 2 times I had re-weld the microphone, only that. Only I will like Lollipop or Marshmallow. I have 4.2.1, but I can do All things.

  • I've had this device since it was released in Jan 2014 (it is now March 2016). Zero problems with it; charge port still works, no major program bugs despite playing around with things I probably shouldn't. Battery still has long life, still fast and flawless. I only restart it every few months (the play store doesn't like installing things on it sometimes, but this is entirely my fault since I reverted the store to an old version and now can't figure out how to update it; restart fixes this install error every time. Whoops! ^_^)

  • When I bought the blu life play X, it was perfect, worked like a charm, fastest phone I have seen for such a low price. It stayed like that for around eleven months and suddenly, I reach home, put it to charge and realize that the phone is not responding to the charger. I thought the charger was the problem and tried out another, changed the adapter and so on. Eventually, I realized that the problem was the phone's port. Dancing through the internet, i find out that this is a prevailing problem. So I took up the task of looking for a technician to fix it. The one person in the island I live instantly told me it was impossible to fix. I saw a tutorial on a solution, but that is a professional's playground. At the end I bought a battery charger, hoping it could ease my burden, but alas, the battery goes up at around 6% per hour, and when being used goes down about 20% per hour. I am currently charging my battery to transfer my beloved information onto my laptop until I can get a phone to replace my now deceased one. It hurts so much to part with my blu. Word to costumers, if you see this before buying the phone, do not waste your time and money. It is better to find a better phone. If you have already bought it, cherish the beauty of blu while it lasts, but start buying your alternative. And to Blu, PLEASE fix this problem. I love your product too much to part from it forever. -Fourteen year old costumer of the BLU Life Play X.

  • This is the worst phone because charging ports goes out after 2 months. 1000 cell phone fixed mine also then port went out again. I then sent phone to rma in miami for repairs and they never sent me my phone back. Its been a month or so ago but i just bit the bullet and bought a samsung before i sent blu phone in. They wont reply to my emails anymore either.

  • Can blue life phone port be repaired. It took.it to two repair places and was told it can't be repaired

  • I bought this phone yesterday and I'm impressed with it,works really good.

  • i bought my phone about 3 months ago. now it just wont charge last night it was on 47% and i left it charging over night but when i woke up it was just on 60%. Why isnt it charging propertly? can someone help me please...

  • I purchased this phone and my charging port went out after two months of use. I then had the charging port fixed by 10000 cell phones repair company 60 bucks. Then after two more months charging port works but I have to put rubber bands on it to hold it down . most times it won't charge so I'm using external charger. I'm force to spend another 60 or get rid of phone.

  • Compared to others, this smartphone get hot a lot, doing process and screen freeze with restart looping. I need to remove various widgets and get memory and temperature control apps.

  • can i use the l102a model in mexico???

  • Does this model have LED notification?

  • LOVE my blu... I also have a square card reader I would really like them to work together so I can use the square with my blu any help???

  • Can this phone's os be upgraded to kitkat? also i don't see any gorilla glass,does it scratches easily?

  • My blu life play x shuts off when i take a picture..what is the cause of this ?

  • Can you use a life play battery in the life play x if you need to replace it ?

  • is this a good phone to buy just for basic messaging like whatsapp and bbm and listening to music as well. I have a lot of music and thats what i use my phone for music messaging and phone calls. how is the camera, the battery and i hope it doesnt lag much can someone give some insides on the phone

  • why is my blue life play x phone in black screen? I didn't do anything, i just turned on my phone and it went into a black screen

  • does this phone come unlocked??

  • Yes it has a removable battery.Watch the video here:

  • Does the Life Play X have a removable battery? If not, what is everyone's experience with the permanent batteries?

  • dude, most phones today don't support flash anymore.Not even the magnificent iPhone.

  • yes, full battery last day long. I love phone.

  • The device don't support Adobe Flash Player, what can I use instead?

  • anyonce have use this phone, pls adv the battery life, whether can use a full day?

  • Hello, I may like to know if the battery of the BLU L120 can fit into the BLU L102A in terms of dimensions(L,W,H)? In fact I want to change my battery of 1800mAh by 2000mAh. Thanks to advise.

  • I need help. MY blu phone messages stopped sending to a person i talk to and i pressed "never allow" button by accident and i dont know how to fix it

  • I need help. When i was texting in my messaging i accidentally pressed "never allow" button and cant send that person messages. Plz help me

  • Hello in reply to your question if you look on here and click the BLU link to the left it list all current Blu phones when looking at the Life One X it does not come with a SD slot you might of been looking at another model perhaps ?

  • Hi, You stated Life One X doesn't have an SD card slot - whaaat??? According to the specs I've seen on several web pages, it does have an SD card slot with support to 32 GB.

  • I didn't finish oops anyway Antutu non X is the one you want to run

  • Ok I have 2 findings for people who are after benchmarks on Antutu it scores 17085 on AntutuX which is harder on the phone it scores at 16858 which means the first Antutu score is on par with Galaxy SIII which is 17959 If you run Antutu version non X it will reflect it being almost a mirror image of Galaxy SIII also the Video Graphics is also better in the results Also I have done a root and installed a Mktek tool which boost performance of the phone I have to say after dabbling with this phone it is truly amazing and the uptapped potential is great

  • Also one more thing folks don't be fooled it runs all google apps like google storage

  • You don't need it I have this phone and it runs just like it did with my old phone with SNS intergration it means nothing at all

  • Just got this phone in today so far so good if your someone like me that is a Multi tasker it works well out the box ,Experienced some lag but that was due to downloading multiple apps and running at the same time . Pretty much the phone is everything that it boasted it was the screen is very nice and vibrant took a few photos and the Autofocus is great and on point This phone was also easy to root with one touch FRAMAROOT I rooted it and maxed out all CPU cores for better performance put a couple of tweeks in it and it runs like a beast it scored over 16,000+ on Antutu The phone is also lighter then expected and pretty thin it comes with a screen protector already on and a extra one also a plastic case cover along with Earbuds ,Personally if you are like me you will probably order a better protector for your phone The phone runs all apps despite no SNS intergration all apps are able to be stored in the SD card and you can pretty much play some decent games not super high end but good enough Last but not least this phone is very capable of 4G LTE you just have to find the setting while setting up APN and Carrier settings it runs like a beast

  • you can always download social apps, yo dont need SNS integration to do so...

  • This device is awesome. The only nags are battery life and camera not amazing. But ui and gaming wifi audio multitasking dual sim etc are top notch. Display is amazing as well. I scored 16828 on antutu.

  • Just download the social media app you want and use it as normal, not having SNS integration does not means you cannot use them

  • I know it doesn't I was saying to stick wit the life one x that has no SD slot sorry if u didn't understand what I said

  • I see there is no sns integration so how u use apps or get social apps if it doesn't have that

  • This phone works really well. My concern is that it is a new phone and accessories and other items are not readily available such as replacement batteries. I am hoping that soon manufacturers will begin to produce additional accessories. Since there is no manual, I need someone to assist me with the steps to turn off predictive text. Thanks

  • Maybe is on the partition. Im assuming you have 8,9gb for apps, 5gb for internal storage (for music, photos, etc) and around 1gb for Android System, they all make the 16gb

  • I have this phone but it says 8.9 gb phone memory can someone tell me where is the other half because the box says 16 gb

  • The L102a is the correct model you need for T-Mobile 4G. All you need to do is setup the proper APN settings. We test all of our devices using T-Mobile and AT&T networks, and the L102a runs smooth on the T-Mobile network.

  • Love the phone, but it doesn't work with T-Mobile 4G (L102a). I want to return my phone for the L102i except no one is selling it yet. Any comments on where and when I can find one?

  • That is a great question for our sales team. Please feel free to contact them directly via email. Their email address is [email protected].

  • Many things are taken into consideration when planning software updates for our devices. At this time there are no updates to Kit Kat for your device since the update has only been released for a handful of Google powered devices such as the Nexus. Once we release an update for your device, we will let everyone know through our Facebook fan page. Please follow our Facebook page for all news related to your device.

  • Can I upgrade to android is kit kat. Can you send me a link to the upgrade

  • when will the L102i be available at amazon.com?

  • When will this the L102i version be available at amazon.com

  • This has a micro sd slot. Look closer

  • Specification looks great i have been using Blu since last year so i can clearly see the progress and updating its brands is remarkably great.This current models with them are is definately going to beat so many phones in the market. Keep up the good job Blu team. Thanks for your R&D and hard work blu team. cheers.pankaj.

  • There are a few available on ebay.com already

  • i love it two just no sns integration :( but nice tho i think i wud have to stick wit d life one no card slot but it got sns integration thats something big for me with phones

  • Mr, can u please tell when is the expected release date for the device I'm commenting on because the anxiousness is killing me.

  • The device has not been released as of yet, however feel free to reach out to [email protected] and they would be more than happy to help you!

  • Touch & coversation call quality are the main features of any model. All the users of this model are requested to comment on these two issues so as to help who want to buy this model.

  • wow this seems like quite a bit of a jump from there original life play thats great so far the specs seems great and it's dual sim that a plus for me hoping when it hits amazon its at a great price would love to have this device hopefully great device for a lesser price than buying an s4, hope it has not much faults since it new on the block

  • wow this phone is amazing, 1.5quad core with 16GB internal memory. i think i have give this one a try. where can i get the L102i version?