BLU Life Play Mini vs Sharp Aquos R2 compact

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: 29 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Aquos R2 compact:
    135 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play Mini: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Aquos R2 compact:
    5.2 in
  • Height

    Life Play Mini: 4 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Aquos R2 compact:
    131 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Aquos R2 compact:
    2018

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
    Width:
    64.4 mm
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Aquos R2 compact

    Height:
    131 mm +4 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Width:
    64 mm
    Depth:
    9.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    106 g

  2. 2. Aquos R2 compact

    135 g

    +29 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. Aquos R2 compact

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    67.5 cm²

Aquos R2 compact has approximately 48.2% more rectangular screen area than Life Play Mini.

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

Aquos R2 compact: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Aquos R2 compact

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 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

  2. 2. Aquos R2 compact

    2500 mAh

    +1100 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Aquos R2 compact

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Aquos R2 compact.
SpecificationLife Play MiniAquos R2 compact
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 131 Х 64 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IGZO IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 2280 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 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Aquos R2 compact.
SpecificationLife Play MiniAquos R2 compact
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 67.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 80.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 485 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Aquos R2 compact.
SpecificationLife Play MiniAquos R2 compact
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 22.6 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 22.6 MP
  • f/1.9
  • 22 mm
  • PDAF
  • OIS
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 23 mm
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Aquos R2 compact.
SpecificationLife Play MiniAquos R2 compact
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 630
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Aquos R2 compact.
SpecificationLife Play MiniAquos R2 compact
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2018
  • November
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Smokey Green
  • Deep White
  • Pure Black
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)
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • aluminum frame
  • plastic back
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Aquos R2 compact.
SpecificationLife Play MiniAquos R2 compact
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Nano-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 -3G - HSDPA 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Aquos R2 compact.
SpecificationLife Play MiniAquos R2 compact
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 120 Hz -HDR10 -DCI-P3
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos -24-bit/192kHz audio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Aquos R2 compact.
SpecificationLife Play MiniAquos R2 compact
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)