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BLU Life Play Mini vs Nokia Lumia 930

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.

    • Display technology

      OLED versus LCD

      Life Play Mini:
      LCD
      Lumia 930:
      OLED

    • Weight

      Life Play Mini: 61 g lighter

      Life Play Mini:
      106 g
      Lumia 930:
      167 g

    • Width

      Life Play Mini: 6.6 mm narrower

      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm
      Lumia 930:
      71 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play Mini: 1 in smaller diagonal

      Life Play Mini:
      4 in
      Lumia 930:
      5 in

    • Height

      Life Play Mini: 10 mm shorter

      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm
      Lumia 930:
      137 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

    2. 2. Lumia 930

      Height:
      137 mm +10 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Width:
      71 mm +6.6 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Depth:
      9.8 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Life Play Mini

      106 g

    2. 2. Lumia 930

      167 g

      +61 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. Lumia 930

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

    Lumia 930 has approximately 51.3% 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, Lumia 930, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageLife Play MiniLumia 930
    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. Lumia 930

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    No

    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. Lumia 930

      2420 mAh

      +1020 mAh versus Life Play Mini

    Specifications

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    1. Life Play Mini2. Lumia 930

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Lumia 930.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniLumia 930
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    • 137 Х 71 Х 9.8 mm
    Weight
    • 106 g
    • 167 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    • AMOLED
    Screen size
    • 4" inch
    • 5" 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
    • No
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 2420 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    • Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
    • upgradable to Windows 10
    Chipset Unknown
    • Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    NFC Unknown
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Lumia 930.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniLumia 930
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 45.5 cm2
    • 68.9 cm2
    Screen format
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 55.7%
    • 70.9%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 233 PPI
    • 441 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Lumia 930.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniLumia 930
    Rear camera, main
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    • 20 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 3.15 MP
    • 20 MP
    • f/2.4
    • 26mm (wide)
    • 1/2.5''
    • OIS
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • Zeiss optics
    • Dual-LED flash
    • panorama
    • HDR
    Video
    • 720p@30fps
    • 720p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    • 1.2 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • VGA
    • 1.2 MP
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Lumia 930.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniLumia 930
    Processor CPU
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-400
    • Adreno 330
    Antutu 7 score * Unknown
    • 26195
    GeekBench 4 Single Core *
    • 226
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
    • 341
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Lumia 930.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniLumia 930
    Release date
    • 2014
    • October
    • 2014
    • April
    Colors
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    • Bright orange
    • Bright Green
    • White
    • Black
    • Gold
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 EUR
    • 370 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 432 h Talking time- Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 15 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 75 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Lumia 930.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniLumia 930
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Nano-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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 7(2600)
    • 8(900)
    • 20(800)
    Speed
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Up to 236.8 kbps
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • dual-band
    • DLNA
    • 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
    • EDR
    • LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
    Harmful irradiation Unknown
    • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.60 W/kg (head) 0.73 W/kg (body)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Lumia 930.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniLumia 930
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • FM radio
    Others Unknown
    • ClearBlack display
    • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Lumia 930.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniLumia 930
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass
    • sensor core - Qi wireless charging (market dependent)