BLU Life Play Mini vs Orange San Diego
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.
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Weight
Life Play Mini: 11 g lighter
- Life Play Mini:
- 106 g
- San Diego:
- 117 g
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Width
San Diego: 1.4 mm narrower
- Life Play Mini:
- 64.4 mm
- San Diego:
- 63 mm
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Depth
Life Play Mini: 0.6 mm thinner
- Life Play Mini:
- 9.4 mm
- San Diego:
- 10 mm
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Height
San Diego: 4 mm shorter
- Life Play Mini:
- 127 mm
- San Diego:
- 123 mm
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Release year
- Life Play Mini:
- 2014
- San Diego:
- 2012
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. Life Play Mini
- Height:
- 127 mm +4 mm versus San Diego
- Width:
- 64.4 mm +1.4 mm versus San Diego
- Depth:
- 9.4 mm
2. San Diego
- Height:
- 123 mm
- Width:
- 63 mm
- Depth:
- 10 mm +0.6 mm versus Life Play Mini
Weight
Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.
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. Life Play Mini
- Screen diagonal:
- 4 in
- Aspect ratio (height:width):
- 5:3
- Approximate rectangular screen area:
- 45.5 cm²
2. San Diego
- Screen diagonal:
- 4 in
- Aspect ratio (height:width):
- 16:9
- Approximate rectangular screen area:
- 44.1 cm²
Life Play Mini has approximately 3.2% more rectangular screen area than San Diego.
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
San Diego: Original memory entry
16 GB (12 GB user available) · 1 GB 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. San Diego
- NFC:
- Yes
- Headphone jack:
- Yes
- Memory card support:
- No
Battery capacity
Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.
Specifications
Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.
Everyday essentials
| Specification | Life Play Mini | San Diego |
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| Dimensions (HxWxD) |
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| Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. |
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| Memory card support |
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| Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied. |
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| Chipset | Unknown |
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| NFC | Unknown |
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Display
| Specification | Life Play Mini | San Diego |
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| Touchscreen |
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Camera and Video
| Specification | Life Play Mini | San Diego |
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| Rear camera, main |
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| Functions |
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| Video |
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| Front camera, selfie |
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| Specifications |
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Unknown |
Performance
Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
General specs
| Specification | Life Play Mini | San Diego |
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| Release date |
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| Colors |
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| Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. |
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| Battery life |
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Communication and Connectivity
| Specification | Life Play Mini | San Diego |
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| SIM card |
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| Network |
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| Speed |
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| GPRS |
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| Edge |
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| Wi-Fi |
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| GPS |
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| USB |
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| Bluetooth |
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Music and Audio
| Specification | Life Play Mini | San Diego |
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| Radio |
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Other features
| Specification | Life Play Mini | San Diego |
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| Dop |
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