Asus Zenfone Max Plus (M1) 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: 54 g lighter

    Zenfone Max Plus (M1):
    160 g
    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
  • Width

    Life Play Mini: 8.6 mm narrower

    Zenfone Max Plus (M1):
    73 mm
    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play Mini: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Zenfone Max Plus (M1):
    5.7 in
    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Zenfone Max Plus (M1):
    Dual
    Life Play Mini:
    Single
  • Depth

    Zenfone Max Plus (M1): 0.6 mm thinner

    Zenfone Max Plus (M1):
    8.8 mm
    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
  • Height

    Life Play Mini: 25.6 mm shorter

    Zenfone Max Plus (M1):
    152.6 mm
    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm

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. Zenfone Max Plus (M1)

    Height:
    152.6 mm +25.6 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Width:
    73 mm +8.6 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Life Play Mini

    Height:
    127 mm
    Width:
    64.4 mm
    Depth:
    9.4 mm +0.6 mm versus Zenfone Max Plus (M1)

Weight

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

  1. 1. Zenfone Max Plus (M1)

    160 g

    +54 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. Zenfone Max Plus (M1)

    Screen diagonal:
    5.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.8 cm²
  2. 2. Life Play Mini

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

Zenfone Max Plus (M1) has approximately 84.1% 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.

Zenfone Max Plus (M1): Original memory entry

64 GB · 4 GB RAM 32 GB · 3 GB RAM 16 GB · 2 GB RAM

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. Zenfone Max Plus (M1)

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated 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. Zenfone Max Plus (M1)

    4130 mAh

    +2730 mAh versus Life Play Mini

  2. 2. Life Play Mini

    1400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Zenfone Max Plus (M1)2. Life Play Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Zenfone Max Plus (M1), Life Play Mini.
SpecificationZenfone Max Plus (M1)Life Play Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 152.6 Х 73 Х 8.8 mm
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2160 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4130 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 7 (Nougat); ZenUI 4
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6750T (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Zenfone Max Plus (M1), Life Play Mini.
SpecificationZenfone Max Plus (M1)Life Play Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 83.8 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 18:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 75.3%
  • 55.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 424 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Zenfone Max Plus (M1), Life Play Mini.
SpecificationZenfone Max Plus (M1)Life Play Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 35mm (standard)
  • PDAF -8 MP
  • 17mm (ultrawide)
  • no AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 25mm (wide)
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Zenfone Max Plus (M1), Life Play Mini.
SpecificationZenfone Max Plus (M1)Life Play Mini
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 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 *
  • 37451
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 533
  • 226
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 341
General specs
General specs — specifications for Zenfone Max Plus (M1), Life Play Mini.
SpecificationZenfone Max Plus (M1)Life Play Mini
Release date
  • 2017
  • November
  • 2014
  • October
Colors
  • Sunlight Gold
  • Azure Silver
  • Deepsea Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • 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)
Body build
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Zenfone Max Plus (M1), Life Play Mini.
SpecificationZenfone Max Plus (M1)Life Play Mini
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-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 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
  • China HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
  • LATAM -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 40(2300) - Global LTE band 1(2100)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 41(2500) - Taiwan LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 28(700) - USA
  • LATAM LTE band 1(2100)
  • 34(2000)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - China
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Zenfone Max Plus (M1), Life Play Mini.
SpecificationZenfone Max Plus (M1)Life Play Mini
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Zenfone Max Plus (M1), Life Play Mini.
SpecificationZenfone Max Plus (M1)Life Play Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Power Bank/Reverse charging -Charging 5V/2A 10W
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity