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BLU Life Play Mini vs Gionee Ctrl V2

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.

  • Width

    Ctrl V2: 3.4 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Ctrl V2:
    61 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Ctrl V2: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Ctrl V2:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 1.4 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    Ctrl V2:
    10.8 mm
  • Height

    Ctrl V2: 12 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Ctrl V2:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Ctrl V2:
    2013

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. Life Play Mini

    Height:
    127 mm +12 mm versus Ctrl V2
    Width:
    64.4 mm +3.4 mm versus Ctrl V2
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
    Weight:
    106 g
  2. 2. Ctrl V2

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    61 mm
    Depth:
    10.8 mm +1.4 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Weight:
    Unknown

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. Life Play Mini

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Ctrl V2

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Life Play Mini has approximately 24.8% more rectangular screen area than Ctrl V2.

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.

Life Play Mini: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Ctrl V2: 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. Ctrl V2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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. Life Play Mini

    1400 mAh

  2. 2. Ctrl V2

    1500 mAh

    +100 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Ctrl V2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Ctrl V2.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCtrl V2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 115 Х 61 Х 10.8 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Ctrl V2.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCtrl V2
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 52.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Ctrl V2.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCtrl V2
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Ctrl V2.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCtrl V2
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz Cotex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Ctrl V2.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCtrl V2
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2013
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 60 EUR
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)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Ctrl V2.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCtrl V2
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.25 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Ctrl V2.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCtrl V2
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Ctrl V2.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCtrl V2
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass