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BLU Life Play Mini vs Orange Hiro

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.

  • WeightHiro: 10 g lighterHiro: 96 g · Life Play Mini: 106 g
  • WidthHiro: 2.4 mm narrowerHiro: 62 mm · Life Play Mini: 64.4 mm
  • Screen diagonalLife Play Mini: 0.3 in smaller diagonalLife Play Mini: 4 in · Hiro: 4.3 in
  • DepthHiro: 1.4 mm thinnerHiro: 8 mm · Life Play Mini: 9.4 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2013Life Play Mini: 2014 · Hiro: 2013

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 Hiro: 127.1 × 62 mm 2
Side
Life Play Mini: 127 × 9.4 mm 1 Hiro: 127.1 × 8 mm 2
  1. 1. Life Play Mini
    Height
    127 mm
    Width
    64.4 mm+2.4 mm versus Hiro
    Depth
    9.4 mm+1.4 mm versus Hiro
    Weight
    106 g
  2. 2. Hiro
    Height
    127.1 mm
    Width
    62 mm
    Depth
    8 mm
    Weight
    96 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini106 g

    +10 g versus Hiro

  2. 2. Hiro96 g

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 Hiro: 4.3 in, 16:9, About 51 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Life Play Mini 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Hiro 4.3 in · 16:9 About 51 cm² rectangular area

Hiro has approximately 11.9% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Life Play Mini: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Hiro: 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. Hiro

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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. Hiro1700 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Hiro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife Play MiniHiro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 127.1 Х 62 Х 8 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 96 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLife Play MiniHiro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 64.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 228 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLife Play MiniHiro
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife Play MiniHiro
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-400
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 226
  • 317
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 341
  • 569
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLife Play MiniHiro
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2013
  • Q3
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy 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)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife Play MiniHiro
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Yes
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
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 1.29 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife Play MiniHiro
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife Play MiniHiro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity