BLU Life Play Mini vs Lenovo Phab 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.

  • Weight

    Life Play Mini: 123 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Phab Plus:
    229 g
  • Width

    Life Play Mini: 32.2 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Phab Plus:
    96.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play Mini: 2.8 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Phab Plus:
    6.8 in
  • Depth

    Phab Plus: 1.8 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    Phab Plus:
    7.6 mm
  • Height

    Life Play Mini: 59.6 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Phab Plus:
    186.6 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Phab Plus:
    2015

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 +1.8 mm versus Phab Plus
  2. 2. Phab Plus

    Height:
    186.6 mm +59.6 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Width:
    96.6 mm +32.2 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Depth:
    7.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    106 g

  2. 2. Phab Plus

    229 g

    +123 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. Phab Plus

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

Phab Plus has approximately 179.9% 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, Phab Plus, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife Play MiniPhab Plus
32 GB Unknown 2 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. Phab Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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. Phab Plus

    3500 mAh

    +2100 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Phab Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Phab Plus.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPhab Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 186.6 Х 96.6 Х 7.6 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 229 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 6.8" 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
  • 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Phab Plus.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPhab Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 127.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 70.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 324 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Phab Plus.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPhab Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.2
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
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, Phab Plus.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPhab Plus
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 405
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 32458
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Phab Plus.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPhab Plus
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2015
  • September
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Gunmetal Grey
  • Titanium silver
  • Champagne Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 250 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 480 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Phab Plus.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPhab Plus
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -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 Cat4 150/50 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
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Phab Plus.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPhab Plus
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Phab Plus.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPhab Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass