BLU Life Play Mini vs vivo X9: specs comparison

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.

Display technology

OLED versus LCD

Life Play Mini:

LCD

X9:

OLED
Weight

Life Play Mini: 48 g lighter

Life Play Mini:

106 g

X9:

154 g
Width

Life Play Mini: 9.6 mm narrower

Life Play Mini:

64.4 mm

X9:

74 mm
Screen diagonal

Life Play Mini: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

Life Play Mini:

4 in

X9:

5.5 in
Depth

X9: 2.4 mm thinner

Life Play Mini:

9.4 mm

X9:

7 mm
Height

Life Play Mini: 25.6 mm shorter

Life Play Mini:

127 mm

X9:

152.6 mm

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. Life Play Mini

Height:

127 mm
Width:

64.4 mm
Depth:

9.4 mm +2.4 mm versus X9
2. X9

Height:

152.6 mm +25.6 mm versus Life Play Mini
Width:

74 mm +9.6 mm versus Life Play Mini
Depth:

7 mm

Weight

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

1. Life Play Mini

106 g
2. X9

154 g

+48 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. Life Play Mini

Screen diagonal:

4 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

5:3

Approximate rectangular screen area:

45.5 cm²
2. X9

Screen diagonal:

5.5 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

16:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

83.4 cm²

X9 has approximately 83.1% 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

X9: Original memory entry

64/128 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. X9

NFC:: Unknown
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: No

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. Life Play Mini

1400 mAh
2. X9

3050 mAh

+1650 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. X9

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, X9.
Specification	Life Play Mini	X9
Dimensions (HxWxD)	127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm	152.6 Х 74 Х 7 mm
Weight	106 g	154 g
Technology	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen size	4" inch	5.5" inch
Screen resolution	480 x 800 px	1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.	4 GB 512 MB RAM	64/128 GB 512GB 4GB
Memory card support	microSD up to 32 GB	No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	1400 mAh Removable Li-Ion	3050 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)	Android 6.1 (Marshmallow) upgradable to Android 8 (Oreo); Funtouch 3
Chipset	Unknown	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, X9.
Specification	Life Play Mini	X9
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	45.5 cm2	83.4 cm2
Screen format	5:3 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	55.7%	73.8%
PPI /points per inch/	233 PPI	401 PPI
Screen protection	Unknown	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, X9.
Specification	Life Play Mini	X9
Rear camera, main	3.15 MP Single	16 MP Single
Camera specs	3.15 MP	16 MP PDAF f/2.0
Functions	LED flash	LED flash panorama HDR
Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	0.3 MP Single	20 MP Dual
Specifications	VGA	20 MP f/2.0 1/2.8'' 8 MP

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, X9.
Specification	Life Play Mini	X9
Processor CPU	Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU	Mali-400	Adreno 506
Antutu 7 score *	Unknown	60123
GeekBench 4 Single Core *	226	852
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *	341	3965
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *	Unknown	3081
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	Unknown	167
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	Unknown	1011

General specs

General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, X9.
Specification	Life Play Mini	X9
Release date	2014 October	2016 November
Colors	Grey White Blue Pink Yellow	Gold Rose Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	70 EUR	460 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)	Unknown

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, X9.
Specification	Life Play Mini	X9
SIM card	Dual SIM (Mini-SIM dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM dual stand-by)
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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x & TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 2(1900) 3(1800) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 8(900) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300) 41(2500)
Speed	HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
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
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0 USB Host
Bluetooth	4.0 A2DP	4.2 A2DP LE

Music and Audio

Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, X9.
Specification	Life Play Mini	X9
Radio	FM radio	No
Others	Unknown	32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, X9.
Specification	Life Play Mini	X9
Dop	Sensors Accelerometer proximity	Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted) accelerometer proximity compass - Fast battery charging

BLU Life Play Mini vs vivo X9