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BLU Life Play Mini vs Gionee Marathon M5 Plus

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

      Life Play Mini:
      LCD
      Marathon M5 Plus:
      OLED

    • Weight

      Life Play Mini: 102 g lighter

      Life Play Mini:
      106 g
      Marathon M5 Plus:
      208 g

    • Width

      Life Play Mini: 16.8 mm narrower

      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm
      Marathon M5 Plus:
      81.2 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play Mini: 2 in smaller diagonal

      Life Play Mini:
      4 in
      Marathon M5 Plus:
      6 in

    • Depth

      Marathon M5 Plus: 1 mm thinner

      Life Play Mini:
      9.4 mm
      Marathon M5 Plus:
      8.4 mm

    • Height

      Life Play Mini: 33.9 mm shorter

      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm
      Marathon M5 Plus:
      160.9 mm

    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
      Width:
      64.4 mm
      Depth:
      9.4 mm +1 mm versus Marathon M5 Plus

    2. 2. Marathon M5 Plus

      Height:
      160.9 mm +33.9 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Width:
      81.2 mm +16.8 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Depth:
      8.4 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Life Play Mini

      106 g

    2. 2. Marathon M5 Plus

      208 g

      +102 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.

    1. 1. Life Play Mini

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

    2. 2. Marathon M5 Plus

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

    Marathon M5 Plus has approximately 117.9% 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 Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    64 GB Unknown 3 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. Marathon M5 Plus

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 256 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. Marathon M5 Plus

      5020 mAh

      +3620 mAh versus Life Play Mini

    Specifications

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    1. Life Play Mini2. Marathon M5 Plus

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    • 160.9 Х 81.2 Х 8.4 mm
    Weight
    • 106 g
    • 208 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    • AMOLED
    Screen size
    • 4" inch
    • 6" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 800 px
    • 1080 x 1920 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 4 GB
    • 512 MB RAM
    • 64 GB
    • 3 GB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB
    • microSD
    • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 5020 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Po
    Operating system OS
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    • Android 5.1 (Lollipop); Amigo 3.1
    Chipset Unknown
    • Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 45.5 cm2
    • 98.7 cm2
    Screen format
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 55.7%
    • 75.5%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 233 PPI
    • 368 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    Rear camera, main
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 3.15 MP
    • 13 MP
    • PDAF
    • f/2.2
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • panorama
    • HDR
    Video
    • 720p@30fps
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • VGA
    • 5 MP
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    Processor CPU
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    • Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-400
    • Mali-T720MP3
    GeekBench 4 Single Core *
    • 226
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
    • 341
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    Release date
    • 2014
    • October
    • 2015
    • December
    Colors
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    • White
    • Gold
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 EUR
    • 420 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)
    • Stand by time- Up to 829 h Talking time- Up to 53 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Dual SIM (Micro-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 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 7(2600)
    • 38(2600)
    • 39(1900)
    • 40(2300)
    • 41(2500)
    Speed
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA
    • LTE
    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
    • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • FM radio
    Others Unknown
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Marathon M5 Plus.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniMarathon M5 Plus
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
    • accelerometer
    • proximity
    • compass