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BLU Life Play Mini vs Samsung i550

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.

    • Width

      i550: 11.4 mm narrower

      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm
      i550:
      53 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      i550: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

      Life Play Mini:
      4 in
      i550:
      2.6 in

    • Depth

      Life Play Mini: 4.4 mm thinner

      Life Play Mini:
      9.4 mm
      i550:
      13.8 mm

    • Height

      i550: 12 mm shorter

      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm
      i550:
      115 mm

    • Release year

      Life Play Mini:
      2014
      i550:
      2007

    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 +12 mm versus i550
      Width:
      64.4 mm +11.4 mm versus i550
      Depth:
      9.4 mm

    2. 2. i550

      Height:
      115 mm
      Width:
      53 mm
      Depth:
      13.8 mm +4.4 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. i550

      109 g

      +3 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. i550

      Screen diagonal:
      2.6 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      4:3
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      20.9 cm²

    Life Play Mini has approximately 117.5% more rectangular screen area than i550.

    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

    i550: Original memory entry

    150 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. i550

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD (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

      +200 mAh versus i550

    2. 2. i550

      1200 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. Life Play Mini2. i550

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, i550.
    SpecificationLife Play Minii550
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    • 115 Х 53 Х 13.8 mm
    Weight
    • 106 g
    • 109 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 4" inch
    • 2.6" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 800 px
    • 240 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
    • 150 MB
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB
    • microSD (dedicated slot)
    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)
    • Symbian OS 9.2
    • Series 60 v3.1 UI
    Chipset Unknown
    • TI OMAP 2430
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, i550.
    SpecificationLife Play Minii550
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    		 Unknown
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 256K
    Screen area
    • 45.5 cm2
    • 20.9 cm2
    Screen format
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 55.7%
    • 34.3%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 233 PPI
    • 154 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, i550.
    SpecificationLife Play Minii550
    Rear camera, main
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 3.15 MP
    • 3.15 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 720p@30fps
    • Yes
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • VGA
    • VGA videocall camera
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, i550.
    SpecificationLife Play Minii550
    Processor CPU
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    • 330 MHz ARM 1136
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-400
    • PowerVR MBX
    GeekBench 4 Single Core *
    • 226
    		 Unknown
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
    • 341
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, i550.
    SpecificationLife Play Minii550
    Release date
    • 2014
    • October
    • 2007
    • August
    Colors
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    • Black
    • Silver
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 EUR
    • 130 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 360 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, i550.
    SpecificationLife Play Minii550
    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 900 / 1800 / 1900
    Speed
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Class 12
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Class 12
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g (Samsung i550w only)
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation Unknown
    • SAR - 0.32 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, i550.
    SpecificationLife Play Minii550
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • FM radio
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, i550.
    SpecificationLife Play Minii550
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • PDF) - Trackball - Also version Samsung i550w with WLAN