BLU Grand Mini vs HTC Ville

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

    Ville: 12.5 g lighter

    Grand Mini:
    132 g
    Ville:
    119.5 g
  • Width

    Ville: 1 mm narrower

    Grand Mini:
    66 mm
    Ville:
    65 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Ville: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Grand Mini:
    4.5 in
    Ville:
    4.3 in
  • Chipset

    Grand Mini:
    Mediatek MT6570 (28 nm)
    Ville:
    Qualcomm MSM8290
  • Depth

    Ville: 0.8 mm thinner

    Grand Mini:
    8.6 mm
    Ville:
    7.8 mm
  • Release year

    Grand Mini:
    2017
    Ville:
    2012

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. Grand Mini

    Height:
    132 mm
    Width:
    66 mm +1 mm versus Ville
    Depth:
    8.6 mm +0.8 mm versus Ville
  2. 2. Ville

    Height:
    130.9 mm
    Width:
    65 mm
    Depth:
    7.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Grand Mini

    132 g

    +12.5 g versus Ville

  2. 2. Ville

    119.5 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. Grand Mini

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. Ville

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

Grand Mini has approximately 9.5% more rectangular screen area than Ville.

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 Grand Mini, Ville, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageGrand MiniVille
16 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Grand Mini: Original memory entry

8 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. Grand Mini

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

2. Ville

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. Grand Mini

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. Ville

    1650 mAh

    +150 mAh versus Grand Mini

Specifications

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1. Grand Mini2. Ville

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Grand Mini, Ville.
SpecificationGrand MiniVille
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 66 Х 8.6 mm
  • 130.9 Х 65 Х 7.8 mm
Weight
  • 132 g
  • 119.5 g
Technology Unknown
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1650 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6570 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8290
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Grand Mini, Ville.
SpecificationGrand MiniVille
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 64.1%
  • 59.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Grand Mini, Ville.
SpecificationGrand MiniVille
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
  • stereo sound rec.
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 Grand Mini, Ville.
SpecificationGrand MiniVille
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 225
Antutu 7 score *
  • 15262
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Grand Mini, Ville.
SpecificationGrand MiniVille
Release date
  • 2017
  • August
  • 2012
  • February. Released 2012
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • Rose Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 317 h Talking time- Up to 10 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Grand Mini, Ville.
SpecificationGrand MiniVille
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.00 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Grand Mini, Ville.
SpecificationGrand MiniVille
Radio Unknown
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Grand Mini, Ville.
SpecificationGrand MiniVille
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also available as HTC One S Special Edition in white color and 64 GB internal memory