BLU Life Play Mini vs Nokia N72

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: 18 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    N72:
    124 g
  • Width

    N72: 11.4 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    N72:
    53 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N72: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    N72:
    2.1 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 12.4 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    N72:
    21.8 mm
  • Height

    N72: 18 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    N72:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    N72:
    2006

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 +18 mm versus N72
    Width:
    64.4 mm +11.4 mm versus N72
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. N72

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    21.8 mm +12.4 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. N72

    124 g

    +18 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. N72

    N72: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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

N72: Original memory entry

20 MB

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. N72

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details RS-DV-MMC · 128 MB included

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

    +430 mAh versus N72

  2. 2. N72

    970 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. N72

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, N72.
SpecificationLife Play MiniN72
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 109 Х 53 Х 21.8 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 176 x 208 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 20 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • RS-DV-MMC
  • 128 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Symbian OS 8.1
  • Series 60 UI 2.8
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 1710
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, N72.
SpecificationLife Play MiniN72
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 14.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 24.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, N72.
SpecificationLife Play MiniN72
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • CIF
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, N72.
SpecificationLife Play MiniN72
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 220 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, N72.
SpecificationLife Play MiniN72
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2006
  • April
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Gloss Black
  • Pearl Pink
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 150 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 260 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 35 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, N72.
SpecificationLife Play MiniN72
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
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.40 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, N72.
SpecificationLife Play MiniN72
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, N72.
SpecificationLife Play MiniN72
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Push to talk -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing