BLU Life Play Mini vs Palm Pre

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: 27 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Pre:
    133 g
  • Width

    Pre: 4.9 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Pre:
    59.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Pre:
    3.1 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 7.5 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    Pre:
    16.9 mm
  • Height

    Pre: 26.5 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Pre:
    100.5 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Pre:
    2009

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 +26.5 mm versus Pre
    Width:
    64.4 mm +4.9 mm versus Pre
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Pre

    Height:
    100.5 mm
    Width:
    59.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.9 mm +7.5 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. Pre

    133 g

    +27 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. Pre

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.6 cm²

Life Play Mini has approximately 59.1% more rectangular screen area than Pre.

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

Pre: Original memory entry

8 GB · 256 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. Pre

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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 Pre

  2. 2. Pre

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Pre

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Pre.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPre
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 133 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • No
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 webOS
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Pre.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPre
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Pre.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPre
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • No
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, Pre.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPre
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • PowerVR SGX
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Pre.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPre
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2009
  • Februray
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 180 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 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Pre.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPre
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
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP (headset support only)
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Pre.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPre
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Pre.
SpecificationLife Play MiniPre
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging