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BlackBerry Priv 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.

    • Display technology

      OLED versus LCD

      Priv:
      OLED
      Life Play Mini:
      LCD

    • Weight

      Life Play Mini: 86 g lighter

      Priv:
      192 g
      Life Play Mini:
      106 g

    • Width

      Life Play Mini: 12.8 mm narrower

      Priv:
      77.2 mm
      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play Mini: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

      Priv:
      5.4 in
      Life Play Mini:
      4 in

    • Height

      Life Play Mini: 20 mm shorter

      Priv:
      147 mm
      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm

    • Release year

      Priv:
      2015
      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. Priv

      Height:
      147 mm +20 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Width:
      77.2 mm +12.8 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Depth:
      9.4 mm

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

      Height:
      127 mm
      Width:
      64.4 mm
      Depth:
      9.4 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Priv

      192 g

      +86 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. Priv

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

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

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

    Priv has approximately 76.5% 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.

    Recorded RAM for Priv, Life Play Mini, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StoragePrivLife Play Mini
    32 GB 3 GB RAM Unknown
    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. Priv

    NFC:
    Yes
    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. Priv

      3410 mAh

      +2010 mAh versus Life Play Mini

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

      1400 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. Priv2. Life Play Mini

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Priv, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationPrivLife Play Mini
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 147 Х 77.2 Х 9.4 mm
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    Weight
    • 192 g
    • 106 g
    Technology
    • AMOLED
    • IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 5.4" inch
    • 4" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 1440 x 2560 px
    • 480 x 800 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 32 GB
    • 3 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.
    • 3410 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
    • upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    Chipset
    • Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
    		 Unknown
    NFC
    • Yes
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Priv, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationPrivLife Play Mini
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 81.6 cm2
    • 45.5 cm2
    Screen format
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 71.9%
    • 55.7%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 540 PPI
    • 233 PPI
    Screen protection
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
    		 Unknown
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Priv, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationPrivLife Play Mini
    Rear camera, main
    • 18 MP
    • Single
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 18 MP
    • f/2.2
    • 27mm (wide)
    • 1/2.4''
    • OIS PDAF
    • 3.15 MP
    Functions
    • Schneider-Kreuznach optics
    • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
    • HDR
    • panorama
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 720p
    • 720p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • 2 MP
    • VGA
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Priv, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationPrivLife Play Mini
    Processor CPU
    • Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Adreno 418
    • Mali-400
    Antutu 7 score *
    • 45123
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Single Core *
    • 1060
    • 226
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
    • 2378
    • 341
    GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
    • 2637
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Priv, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationPrivLife Play Mini
    Release date
    • 2015
    • October
    • 2014
    • October
    Colors
    • Black
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 270 EUR
    • 70 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 420 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (3G) Music play - Up to 73 h
    • 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
    • plastic body
    		 Unknown
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Priv, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationPrivLife Play Mini
    SIM card
    • Nano-SIM
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA (STV100-1)
    • Europe (STV100-4) -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 2(1900)
    • 3(1800)
    • 4(1700/2100)
    • 5(850)
    • 7(2600)
    • 12(700)
    • 17(700)
    • 20(800)
    • 29(700)
    • 30(2300) - USA (STV100-1) LTE band 1(2100)
    • 8(900)
    • 13(700)
    • 28(700) - Europe (STV100-4)
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
    Speed
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • 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 (SlimPort 4K)
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • LE
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Priv, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationPrivLife Play Mini
    Radio
    • No
    • FM radio
    Others
    • Curved edge screen
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    		 Unknown
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Priv, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationPrivLife Play Mini
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • altimeter
    • gyro
    • ToF proximity
    • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (STV100-1
    • STV100-2
    • STV100-5
    • STV100-6) - Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity