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Archos Diamond 2 Plus vs BLU Life Play Mini

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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    Key differences

    Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

    • Weight

      Life Play Mini: 87 g lighter

      Diamond 2 Plus:
      193 g
      Life Play Mini:
      106 g

    • Width

      Life Play Mini: 9.4 mm narrower

      Diamond 2 Plus:
      73.8 mm
      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play Mini: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

      Diamond 2 Plus:
      5.5 in
      Life Play Mini:
      4 in

    • Depth

      Diamond 2 Plus: 1.1 mm thinner

      Diamond 2 Plus:
      8.3 mm
      Life Play Mini:
      9.4 mm

    • Height

      Life Play Mini: 21.3 mm shorter

      Diamond 2 Plus:
      148.3 mm
      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm

    • Release year

      Diamond 2 Plus:
      2016
      Life Play Mini:
      2014

    Physical size

    Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

    1. 1. Diamond 2 Plus

      Height:
      148.3 mm +21.3 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Width:
      73.8 mm +9.4 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Depth:
      8.3 mm

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

      Height:
      127 mm
      Width:
      64.4 mm
      Depth:
      9.4 mm +1.1 mm versus Diamond 2 Plus

    Weight

    Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

    1. 1. Diamond 2 Plus

      193 g

      +87 g versus Life Play Mini

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

      106 g

    Screen size

    Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

    1. 1. Diamond 2 Plus

      Screen diagonal:
      5.5 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      16:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      83.4 cm²

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

      Screen diagonal:
      4 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      5:3
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      45.5 cm²

    Diamond 2 Plus has approximately 83.1% more rectangular screen area than Life Play Mini.

    Memory variants

    Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

    No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

    Diamond 2 Plus: Original memory entry

    up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) · 512GB 4GB

    Life Play Mini: Original memory entry

    4 GB · 512 MB RAM

    Practical features

    Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

    1. Diamond 2 Plus

    NFC:
    See details Super AMOLED
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

    2. Life Play Mini

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 32 GB

    Battery capacity

    Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

    Recorded battery capacity

    Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

    1. 1. Diamond 2 Plus

      2950 mAh

      +1550 mAh versus Life Play Mini

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

      1400 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. Diamond 2 Plus2. Life Play Mini

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Diamond 2 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationDiamond 2 PlusLife Play Mini
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 148.3 Х 73.8 Х 8.3 mm
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    Weight
    • 193 g
    • 106 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    • IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 5.5" inch
    • 4" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 1080 x 1920 px
    • 480 x 800 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
    • 512GB 4GB
    • 4 GB
    • 512 MB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 2950 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    Chipset
    • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
    		 Unknown
    NFC
    • Super AMOLED
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Diamond 2 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationDiamond 2 PlusLife Play Mini
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 83.4 cm2
    • 45.5 cm2
    Screen format
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 152.1 Х 76.2 Х 8.1 mm
    • 55.7%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 401 PPI
    • 233 PPI
    Screen protection
    • Asahi Dragontrail Glass
    		 Unknown
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Diamond 2 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationDiamond 2 PlusLife Play Mini
    Rear camera, main
    • 20.7 MP
    • Single
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 20.7 MP
    • PDAF & laser AF
    • f/2.4
    • 3.15 MP
    Functions
    • HDR
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 1080p@30fps
    • 720p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 8 MP
    • Single
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • 8 MP
    • f/1.9
    • 22mm (wide)
    • VGA
    Performance

    Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

    Performance — specifications for Diamond 2 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationDiamond 2 PlusLife Play Mini
    Processor CPU
    • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-T860MP2
    • Mali-400
    Antutu 7 score *
    • 51508
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
    • 226
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
    • 341
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Diamond 2 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationDiamond 2 PlusLife Play Mini
    Release date
    • 2016
    • March
    • 2014
    • October
    Colors
    • Black
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 250 EUR
    • 70 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 320 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G)
    • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 12 h (3G)
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Diamond 2 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationDiamond 2 PlusLife Play Mini
    SIM card
    • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 7(2600)
    • 20(800)
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
    Speed
    • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • dual-band
    • DLNA
    • WiFi Direct
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • GLONASS
    • BDS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • 3.0
    • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
    • USB On-The-Go
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • Super AMOLED
    • EDR
    • aptX
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation
    • SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head) 1.65 W/kg (body)
    		 Unknown
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Diamond 2 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationDiamond 2 PlusLife Play Mini
    Radio
    • Stereo FM radio with RDS; reco
    • FM radio
    Others
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    		 Unknown
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Diamond 2 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationDiamond 2 PlusLife Play Mini
    Dop
    • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • compass
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity