BLU Life Play Mini vs T-Mobile Vivacity

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: 12 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Vivacity:
    118 g
  • Width

    Vivacity: 6.4 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Vivacity:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Vivacity: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Vivacity:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Life Play Mini: 1.1 mm thinner

    Life Play Mini:
    9.4 mm
    Vivacity:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    Vivacity: 12 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Vivacity:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Life Play Mini:
    2014
    Vivacity:
    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 +12 mm versus Vivacity
    Width:
    64.4 mm +6.4 mm versus Vivacity
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Vivacity

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm +1.1 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. Vivacity

    118 g

    +12 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. Vivacity

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Life Play Mini has approximately 30.6% more rectangular screen area than Vivacity.

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

Vivacity: Original memory entry

512 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. Vivacity

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

  2. 2. Vivacity

    1500 mAh

    +100 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Vivacity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Vivacity.
SpecificationLife Play MiniVivacity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 115 Х 58 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 800 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
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
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Vivacity.
SpecificationLife Play MiniVivacity
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 52.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Vivacity.
SpecificationLife Play MiniVivacity
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
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, Vivacity.
SpecificationLife Play MiniVivacity
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Vivacity.
SpecificationLife Play MiniVivacity
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2011
  • November
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 170 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 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Vivacity.
SpecificationLife Play MiniVivacity
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
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
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
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Vivacity.
SpecificationLife Play MiniVivacity
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Vivacity.
SpecificationLife Play MiniVivacity
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input