BLU Life Play Mini vs Spice Mi-280

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

    Mi-280: 10 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Mi-280:
    96 g
  • Width

    Mi-280: 7.4 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Mi-280:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Mi-280: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Mi-280:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 3.5 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    Mi-280:
    12.9 mm
  • Height

    Mi-280: 21.5 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Mi-280:
    105.5 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Mi-280:
    2012

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 +21.5 mm versus Mi-280
    Width:
    64.4 mm +7.4 mm versus Mi-280
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Mi-280

    Height:
    105.5 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    12.9 mm +3.5 mm versus Life Play Mini

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    106 g

    +10 g versus Mi-280

  2. 2. Mi-280

    96 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. Mi-280

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

Life Play Mini has approximately 87.6% more rectangular screen area than Mi-280.

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

Mi-280: Original memory entry

134 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. Mi-280

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

    +400 mAh versus Mi-280

  2. 2. Mi-280

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Mi-280

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Mi-280.
SpecificationLife Play MiniMi-280
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 105.5 Х 57 Х 12.9 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 96 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.8" 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
  • 134 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Mi-280.
SpecificationLife Play MiniMi-280
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 40.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Mi-280.
SpecificationLife Play MiniMi-280
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Mi-280.
SpecificationLife Play MiniMi-280
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 650 MHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • PowerVR SGX531
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Mi-280.
SpecificationLife Play MiniMi-280
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 70 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 200 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 20 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Mi-280.
SpecificationLife Play MiniMi-280
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Mi-280.
SpecificationLife Play MiniMi-280
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Mi-280.
SpecificationLife Play MiniMi-280
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.263 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input