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BLU Life Play Mini vs BLU Studio 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.

  • WeightLife Play Mini: 81 g lighterLife Play Mini: 106 g · Studio Mini: 187 g
  • WidthLife Play Mini: 7.1 mm narrowerLife Play Mini: 64.4 mm · Studio Mini: 71.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalLife Play Mini: 1.5 in smaller diagonalLife Play Mini: 4 in · Studio Mini: 5.5 in
  • DepthLife Play Mini: 1 mm thinnerLife Play Mini: 9.4 mm · Studio Mini: 10.4 mm
  • HeightLife Play Mini: 23.5 mm shorterLife Play Mini: 127 mm · Studio Mini: 150.5 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2019Life Play Mini: 2014 · Studio Mini: 2019

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.

Front
Life Play Mini: 127 × 64.4 mm 1 Studio Mini: 150.5 × 71.5 mm 2
Side
Life Play Mini: 127 × 9.4 mm 1 Studio Mini: 150.5 × 10.4 mm 2
  1. 1. Life Play Mini
    Height
    127 mm
    Width
    64.4 mm
    Depth
    9.4 mm
    Weight
    106 g
  2. 2. Studio Mini
    Height
    150.5 mm+23.5 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Width
    71.5 mm+7.1 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Depth
    10.4 mm+1 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Weight
    187 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini106 g
  2. 2. Studio Mini187 g

    +81 g versus Life Play Mini

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.

Screen size
Life Play Mini: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 1 Studio Mini: 5.5 in, 18:9, About 78.1 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Life Play Mini 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Studio Mini 5.5 in · 18:9 About 78.1 cm² rectangular area

Studio Mini has approximately 71.4% 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 by storage capacity and phone
StorageLife Play MiniStudio Mini
32 GB Unknown 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. Life Play Mini

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

2. Studio Mini

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

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini1400 mAh
  2. 2. Studio Mini3000 mAh

    +1600 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Studio Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife Play MiniStudio Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 150.5 Х 71.5 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 187 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1440 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 32GB 2GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLife Play MiniStudio Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 78.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 72.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 293 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLife Play MiniStudio Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife Play MiniStudio Mini
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A55
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • IMG8322
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLife Play MiniStudio Mini
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2019
  • September
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 80 USD
Battery life
  • 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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife Play MiniStudio Mini
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife Play MiniStudio Mini
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife Play MiniStudio Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity