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BLU Life Play Mini vs OnePlus 8

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 technologyOLED versus LCDLife Play Mini: LCD · 8: OLED
  • WeightLife Play Mini: 74 g lighterLife Play Mini: 106 g · 8: 180 g
  • WidthLife Play Mini: 8.5 mm narrowerLife Play Mini: 64.4 mm · 8: 72.9 mm
  • Screen diagonalLife Play Mini: 2.55 in smaller diagonalLife Play Mini: 4 in · 8: 6.55 in
  • Rear camera layoutSingle / TripleLife Play Mini: Single · 8: Triple
  • Depth8: 1.4 mm thinner8: 8 mm · Life Play Mini: 9.4 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.

Front
Life Play Mini: 127 × 64.4 mm 1 8: 160.2 × 72.9 mm 2
Side
Life Play Mini: 127 × 9.4 mm 1 8: 160.2 × 8 mm 2
  1. 1. Life Play Mini
    Height
    127 mm
    Width
    64.4 mm
    Depth
    9.4 mm+1.4 mm versus 8
    Weight
    106 g
  2. 2. 8
    Height
    160.2 mm+33.2 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Width
    72.9 mm+8.5 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Depth
    8 mm
    Weight
    180 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini106 g
  2. 2. 8180 g

    +74 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.

Screen size
Life Play Mini: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 1 8: 6.55 in, 20:9, About 103.6 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Life Play Mini 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. 8 6.55 in · 20:9 About 103.6 cm² rectangular area

8 has approximately 127.4% 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 by storage capacity and phone
StorageLife Play Mini8
128 GB Unknown 8 GB RAM
256 GB Unknown 12 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. 8

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini1400 mAh
  2. 2. 84300 mAh

    +2900 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. 8

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife Play Mini8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 160.2 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 180 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Fluid AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 6.55" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 2400 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 128GB 8GB RAM
  • 256GB 12GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationLife Play Mini8
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 103.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 88.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 402 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLife Play Mini8
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 48 MP
  • Triple
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 48 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 25mm (wide)
  • 1/2.0''
  • 0.8µm
  • PDAF
  • OIS -16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 13mm (ultrawide)
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • (macro)
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Auto-HDR
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
  • gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • (wide)
  • 1/3''
  • 1.0µm
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife Play Mini8
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 650
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLife Play Mini8
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2020
  • April 14
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Onyx Black
  • Glacial Green
  • Interstellar Glow
  • Polar Silver
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 700 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
Body build Unknown
  • Glass front (Gorilla Glass)
  • glass back (Gorilla Glass)
  • aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife Play Mini8
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Nano-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 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 32(1500)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 42(3500)
  • 46(5200)
  • 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100)
  • 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900)
  • 66(1700)
  • 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500)
  • 78(3500)
  • 79(4700); SA/NSA - CNmmWave - Verizon exclusive
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
  • 5G 7.5 Gbps DL
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/ax
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with dual-band A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • SBAS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 5.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX HD
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife Play Mini8
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • HDR10+ -90Hz refresh rate
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife Play Mini8
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (under display
  • optical)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast charging 30W
  • 50% in 22 min (advertised) - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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