BLU Life Play Mini vs i-mate JAM Black

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: 54 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    JAM Black:
    160 g
  • Width

    JAM Black: 6.4 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    JAM Black:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    JAM Black: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    JAM Black:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 8.6 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    JAM Black:
    18 mm
  • Height

    JAM Black: 19 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    JAM Black:
    108 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    JAM Black:
    2005

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 Black
    Width:
    64.4 mm +6.4 mm versus JAM Black
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. JAM Black

    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 Black

    160 g

    +54 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 Black

    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 Black.

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 Black: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

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 Black

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC

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 Black

  2. 2. JAM Black

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. JAM Black

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM Black.
SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM Black
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 160 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
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • SDIO/MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
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 Black.
SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM Black
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 Black.
SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM Black
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 Black.
SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM Black
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Intel Bulverde 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 Black.
SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM Black
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2005
  • Q3
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Stylish 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, JAM Black.
SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM Black
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
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM Black.
SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM Black
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, JAM Black.
SpecificationLife Play MiniJAM Black
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S110
  • T-Mobile MDA Compact II.