BLU Life Play Mini vs O2 XDA Star

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: 14 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    XDA Star:
    120 g
  • Width

    XDA Star: 9.4 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    XDA Star:
    55 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Star: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    XDA Star:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 6.4 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    XDA Star:
    15.8 mm
  • Height

    XDA Star: 20 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    XDA Star:
    107 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    XDA Star:
    2007

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 +20 mm versus XDA Star
    Width:
    64.4 mm +9.4 mm versus XDA Star
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. XDA Star

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    15.8 mm +6.4 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. XDA Star

    120 g

    +14 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. XDA Star

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

Life Play Mini has approximately 117.5% more rectangular screen area than XDA Star.

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

XDA Star: Original memory entry

96 MB RAM · 128 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. XDA Star

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD

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

    +280 mAh versus XDA Star

  2. 2. XDA Star

    1120 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. XDA Star

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, XDA Star.
SpecificationLife Play MiniXDA Star
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 107 Х 55 Х 15.8 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.6" 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
  • 96 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1120 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7200
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, XDA Star.
SpecificationLife Play MiniXDA Star
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 35.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, XDA Star.
SpecificationLife Play MiniXDA Star
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • CIF videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, XDA Star.
SpecificationLife Play MiniXDA Star
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 400 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 130
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, XDA Star.
SpecificationLife Play MiniXDA Star
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2007
  • October
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
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 250 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, XDA Star.
SpecificationLife Play MiniXDA Star
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, XDA Star.
SpecificationLife Play MiniXDA Star
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, XDA Star.
SpecificationLife Play MiniXDA Star
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
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