BLU Life Play Mini vs Palm Centro

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
    Centro:
    124 g
  • Width

    Centro: 10.9 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Centro:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Centro: 1.75 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Centro:
    2.25 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 9.2 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    Centro:
    18.6 mm
  • Height

    Centro: 19.8 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Centro:
    107.2 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Centro:
    2008

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 +19.8 mm versus Centro
    Width:
    64.4 mm +10.9 mm versus Centro
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Centro

    Height:
    107.2 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    18.6 mm +9.2 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. Centro

    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.

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

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

    Screen diagonal:
    2.25 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    16.3 cm²

Life Play Mini has approximately 178.9% more rectangular screen area than Centro.

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

Centro: Original memory entry

64 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. Centro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)

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

    +250 mAh versus Centro

  2. 2. Centro

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Centro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Centro.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCentro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 107.2 Х 53.5 Х 18.6 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 124 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.25" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 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
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Centro.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCentro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 16.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 28.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 201 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Centro.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCentro
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
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, Centro.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCentro
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 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, Centro.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCentro
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2008
  • February
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Obsidian
  • Glacier
  • Midnight
  • Cobalt
  • Onyx
  • Electric Blue
  • Rose
  • Olive
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 70 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 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Centro.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCentro
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
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.27 W/kg (head) 0.22 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Centro.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCentro
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Centro.
SpecificationLife Play MiniCentro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo