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BLU Life Play Mini vs HTC U12 life

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

      Life Play Mini: 69 g lighter

      Life Play Mini:
      106 g
      U12 life:
      175 g

    • Width

      Life Play Mini: 11 mm narrower

      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm
      U12 life:
      75.4 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play Mini: 2 in smaller diagonal

      Life Play Mini:
      4 in
      U12 life:
      6 in

    • Rear camera layout

      Life Play Mini:
      Single
      U12 life:
      Dual

    • Depth

      U12 life: 1.1 mm thinner

      Life Play Mini:
      9.4 mm
      U12 life:
      8.3 mm

    • Height

      Life Play Mini: 31.5 mm shorter

      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm
      U12 life:
      158.5 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 +1.1 mm versus U12 life

    2. 2. U12 life

      Height:
      158.5 mm +31.5 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Width:
      75.4 mm +11 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Depth:
      8.3 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Life Play Mini

      106 g

    2. 2. U12 life

      175 g

      +69 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. U12 life

      Screen diagonal:
      6 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      18:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      92.9 cm²

    U12 life has approximately 104% 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

    U12 life: Original memory entry

    128 GB · 6 GB RAM 64 GB · 512GB 4GB

    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. U12 life

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 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. U12 life

      3600 mAh

      +2200 mAh versus Life Play Mini

    Specifications

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    1. Life Play Mini2. U12 life

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, U12 life.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniU12 life
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    • 158.5 Х 75.4 Х 8.3 mm
    Weight
    • 106 g
    • 175 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    		 Unknown
    Screen size
    • 4" inch
    • 6" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 800 px
    • 1080 x 2160 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 4 GB
    • 512 MB RAM
    • 128 GB
    • 6 GB RAM 64 GB
    • 512GB 4GB
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB
    • microSD
    • up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 3600 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
    NFC Unknown
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, U12 life.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniU12 life
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 45.5 cm2
    • 92.9 cm2
    Screen format
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    • 18:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 55.7%
    • 77.7%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 233 PPI
    • 402 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, U12 life.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniU12 life
    Rear camera, main
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    • 16 MP
    • Dual
    Camera specs
    • 3.15 MP
    • 16 MP
    • f/2.0
    • PDAF -5 MP
    • depth sensor
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • HDR
    • panorama
    Video
    • 720p@30fps
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • VGA
    • 13 MP
    • f/2.0
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, U12 life.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniU12 life
    Processor CPU
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    • Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-400
    • Adreno 509
    Antutu 7 score * Unknown
    • 115437
    GeekBench 4 Single Core *
    • 226
    • 1350
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
    • 341
    • 4989
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, U12 life.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniU12 life
    Release date
    • 2014
    • October
    • 2018
    • August
    Colors
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    • Moonlight Blue
    • Twilight Purple
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 EUR
    • 300 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
    Body build Unknown
    • plastic body
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, U12 life.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniU12 life
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 2(1900)
    • 3(1800)
    • 4(1700/2100)
    • 5(850)
    • 7(2600)
    • 8(900)
    • 12(700)
    • 17(700)
    • 20(800)
    • 28(700)
    • 32(1500)
    • 38(2600)
    • 40(2300)
    • 66(1700/2100)
    Speed
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • dual-band
    • WiFi Direct
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • GLONASS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • 2.0
    • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • 5.0
    • A2DP
    • LE
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, U12 life.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniU12 life
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, U12 life.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniU12 life
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
    • accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass - Charging 5V/2A 10W