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BLU Life Play Mini vs i-mate JAM

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: 44 g lighter

      Life Play Mini:
      106 g
      JAM:
      150 g

    • Width

      JAM: 6.4 mm narrower

      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm
      JAM:
      58 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      JAM: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

      Life Play Mini:
      4 in
      JAM:
      2.8 in

    • Depth

      Life Play Mini: 8.6 mm thinner

      Life Play Mini:
      9.4 mm
      JAM:
      18 mm

    • Height

      JAM: 19 mm shorter

      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm
      JAM:
      108 mm

    • Release year

      Life Play Mini:
      2014
      JAM:
      2004

    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 +19 mm versus JAM
      Width:
      64.4 mm +6.4 mm versus JAM
      Depth:
      9.4 mm

    2. 2. JAM

      Height:
      108 mm
      Width:
      58 mm
      Depth:
      18 mm +8.6 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. JAM

      150 g

      +44 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. JAM

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

    Life Play Mini has approximately 87.6% more rectangular screen area than JAM.

    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

    JAM: Original memory entry

    64 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. JAM

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    No
    Memory card support:
    See details SDIO/MMC · up to 2 GB

    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

      +200 mAh versus JAM

    2. 2. JAM

      1200 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. Life Play Mini2. JAM

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
    Weight
    • 106 g
    • 150 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 4" inch
    • 2.8" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 800 px
    • 240 x 320 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 MB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB
    • SDIO/MMC
    • up to 2 GB
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 1200 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • No
    Display
    Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • resistive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 65K
    Screen area
    • 45.5 cm2
    • 24.3 cm2
    Screen format
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 55.7%
    • 38.8%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 233 PPI
    • 143 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM
    Rear camera, main
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    • 1.3 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 3.15 MP
    • 1.3 MP
    Functions
    • LED flash
    		 Unknown
    Video
    • 720p@30fps
    • Yes
    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, JAM.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM
    Processor CPU
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    • Intel PXA272 416 MHz
    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, JAM.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM
    Release date
    • 2014
    • October
    • 2004
    • Q4
    Colors
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    • Stylish black and silver
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 EUR
    • 260 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 180 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Mini-SIM
    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
    • Class 10
    Edge
    • Yes
    • No
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • hotspot
    • No
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • No
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • Proprietary
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • Yes
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • Handwriting recognition
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S100
    • O2 XDA II mini and T-Mobile MDA Compact.