BLU Life Play Mini vs HTC Desire SV

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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: 25 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Desire SV:
    131 g
  • Width

    Life Play Mini: 3.5 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Desire SV:
    67.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play Mini: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Desire SV:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 1.3 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    Desire SV:
    10.7 mm
  • Height

    Life Play Mini: 2.7 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Desire SV:
    129.7 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Desire SV:
    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. Life Play Mini

    Height:
    127 mm
    Width:
    64.4 mm
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Desire SV

    Height:
    129.7 mm +2.7 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Width:
    67.9 mm +3.5 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Depth:
    10.7 mm +1.3 mm versus Life Play Mini

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    106 g

  2. 2. Desire SV

    131 g

    +25 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. Desire SV

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

Desire SV has approximately 15.6% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Life Play Mini: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Desire SV: Original memory entry

4 GB · 768 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. Desire SV

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. Desire SV

    1620 mAh

    +220 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Desire SV

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Desire SV.
SpecificationLife Play MiniDesire SV
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 129.7 Х 67.9 Х 10.7 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 131 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super LCD2
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 768 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
  • 1620 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Desire SV.
SpecificationLife Play MiniDesire SV
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 59.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Desire SV.
SpecificationLife Play MiniDesire SV
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Desire SV.
SpecificationLife Play MiniDesire SV
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 203
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 2478
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
  • 233
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
  • 404
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Desire SV.
SpecificationLife Play MiniDesire SV
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2012
  • November
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Radical Yellow
  • Stealth Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 270 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, Desire SV.
SpecificationLife Play MiniDesire SV
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
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 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Desire SV.
SpecificationLife Play MiniDesire SV
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Beats Audio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Desire SV.
SpecificationLife Play MiniDesire SV
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor