BLU Life Play Mini vs Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

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: 7 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Galaxy Ace S5830:
    113 g
  • Width

    Galaxy Ace S5830: 4.5 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Galaxy Ace S5830:
    59.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Galaxy Ace S5830: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Galaxy Ace S5830:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 2.1 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    Galaxy Ace S5830:
    11.5 mm
  • Height

    Galaxy Ace S5830: 14.6 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Galaxy Ace S5830:
    112.4 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Galaxy Ace S5830:
    2011

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 +14.6 mm versus Galaxy Ace S5830
    Width:
    64.4 mm +4.5 mm versus Galaxy Ace S5830
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Galaxy Ace S5830

    Height:
    112.4 mm
    Width:
    59.9 mm
    Depth:
    11.5 mm +2.1 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. Galaxy Ace S5830

    113 g

    +7 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. Galaxy Ace S5830

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

Life Play Mini has approximately 24.8% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy Ace S5830.

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

Galaxy Ace S5830: Original memory entry

158 MB · 278 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. Galaxy Ace S5830

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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

    +50 mAh versus Galaxy Ace S5830

  2. 2. Galaxy Ace S5830

    1350 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Galaxy Ace S5830

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Galaxy Ace S5830.
SpecificationLife Play MiniGalaxy Ace S5830
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 112.4 Х 59.9 Х 11.5 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 113 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 158 MB
  • 278 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread); TouchWiz UI 3
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Galaxy Ace S5830.
SpecificationLife Play MiniGalaxy Ace S5830
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 54.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Galaxy Ace S5830.
SpecificationLife Play MiniGalaxy Ace S5830
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.6
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@24fps
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, Galaxy Ace S5830.
SpecificationLife Play MiniGalaxy Ace S5830
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 800 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 6345
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Galaxy Ace S5830.
SpecificationLife Play MiniGalaxy Ace S5830
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2011
  • January
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • White
  • Hugo Boss Edition
  • La Fleur
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 90 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 640 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Galaxy Ace S5830.
SpecificationLife Play MiniGalaxy Ace S5830
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 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.69 W/kg (head) 1.31 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.84 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Galaxy Ace S5830.
SpecificationLife Play MiniGalaxy Ace S5830
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • DNSe sound
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Galaxy Ace S5830.
SpecificationLife Play MiniGalaxy Ace S5830
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as Samsung Galaxy Ace La Fleur
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace Hugo Boss