BLU Life Play Mini vs Plum Sync 4.0

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

    Sync 4.0: 9 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Sync 4.0:
    97 g
  • Height

    Sync 4.0: 6.6 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Sync 4.0:
    120.4 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.

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    Height:
    127 mm +6.6 mm versus Sync 4.0
    Width:
    64.4 mm
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Sync 4.0

    Height:
    120.4 mm
    Width:
    63.6 mm
    Depth:
    9.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    106 g

    +9 g versus Sync 4.0

  2. 2. Sync 4.0

    97 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.

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Sync 4.0

    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 Sync 4.0.

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

Sync 4.0: Original memory entry

512 MB · 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. Sync 4.0

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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

    +200 mAh versus Sync 4.0

  2. 2. Sync 4.0

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Sync 4.0

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Sync 4.0.
SpecificationLife Play MiniSync 4.0
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 120.4 Х 63.6 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 97 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Sync 4.0.
SpecificationLife Play MiniSync 4.0
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 57.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Sync 4.0.
SpecificationLife Play MiniSync 4.0
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Face detection
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 1.3 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Sync 4.0.
SpecificationLife Play MiniSync 4.0
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 5527
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Sync 4.0.
SpecificationLife Play MiniSync 4.0
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2014
  • May
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy 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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 760 h Talking time- Up to 14 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Sync 4.0.
SpecificationLife Play MiniSync 4.0
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual 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 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Sync 4.0.
SpecificationLife Play MiniSync 4.0
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Sync 4.0.
SpecificationLife Play MiniSync 4.0
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity - Also known as Plum Sync 4.0 X400