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BLU G5 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: 75 g lighter

      G5 Plus:
      181 g
      Life Play Mini:
      106 g

    • Width

      Life Play Mini: 13.6 mm narrower

      G5 Plus:
      78 mm
      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play Mini: 2 in smaller diagonal

      G5 Plus:
      6 in
      Life Play Mini:
      4 in

    • Height

      Life Play Mini: 34.4 mm shorter

      G5 Plus:
      161.4 mm
      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm

    • Release year

      G5 Plus:
      2019
      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. G5 Plus

      Height:
      161.4 mm +34.4 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Width:
      78 mm +13.6 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Depth:
      9.6 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. G5 Plus

      181 g

      +75 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. G5 Plus

      Screen diagonal:
      6 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      18:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      92.9 cm²

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

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

    G5 Plus has approximately 104% 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 G5 Plus, Life Play Mini, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageG5 PlusLife Play Mini
    32 GB 2 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. G5 Plus

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 64 GB

    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. G5 Plus

      3000 mAh

      +1600 mAh versus Life Play Mini

    2. 2. Life Play Mini

      1400 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. G5 Plus2. Life Play Mini

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for G5 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationG5 PlusLife Play Mini
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 161.4 Х 78 Х 9.6 mm
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    Weight
    • 181 g
    • 106 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    • IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 6" inch
    • 4" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 720 x 1440 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
    • 2 GB RAM
    • 4 GB
    • 512 MB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 64 GB
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 3000 mAh
    • Removable Li-Po
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 9.0 (Pie)
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for G5 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationG5 PlusLife Play Mini
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 92.9 cm2
    • 45.5 cm2
    Screen format
    • 18:9 (height:width)
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 73.8%
    • 55.7%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 268 PPI
    • 233 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for G5 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationG5 PlusLife Play Mini
    Rear camera, main
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 13 MP
    • AF
    • 3.15 MP
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 1080p@30fps
    • 720p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 8 MP
    • Single
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • 8 MP
    • VGA
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for G5 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationG5 PlusLife Play Mini
    Processor CPU
    • Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A55
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    Graphics processor GPU
    • IMG8322
    • Mali-400
    Antutu 7 score *
    • 46321
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
    • 226
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
    • 341
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for G5 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationG5 PlusLife Play Mini
    Release date
    • 2019
    • July
    • 2014
    • October
    Colors
    • Black
    • Red
    • Twilight
    • Chameleon Blue
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
    • 70 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 575 h (2G) / Up to 525 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 15 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 G5 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationG5 PlusLife 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G0190UU HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - G0190LL HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G0190VV -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 4(1700/2100)
    • 5(850)
    • 7(2600)
    • 28(700) - G0190LL
    • G0190VV LTE band 2(1900)
    • 12(700)
    • 17(700) - G0190UU
    • 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 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.1
    • A2DP
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for G5 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationG5 PlusLife Play Mini
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • FM radio
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for G5 Plus, Life Play Mini.
    SpecificationG5 PlusLife Play Mini
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity