BLU Life Play Mini vs vivo Y28

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: 50 g lighter

    Life Play Mini:
    106 g
    Y28:
    156 g
  • Width

    Life Play Mini: 4.2 mm narrower

    Life Play Mini:
    64.4 mm
    Y28:
    68.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Life Play Mini: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play Mini:
    4 in
    Y28:
    4.7 in
  • Height

    Life Play Mini: 10.4 mm shorter

    Life Play Mini:
    127 mm
    Y28:
    137.4 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. 1. Life Play Mini

    Height:
    127 mm
    Width:
    64.4 mm
    Depth:
    9.4 mm
  2. 2. Y28

    Height:
    137.4 mm +10.4 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Width:
    68.6 mm +4.2 mm versus Life Play Mini
    Depth:
    9.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play Mini

    106 g

  2. 2. Y28

    156 g

    +50 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. Y28

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:10
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    64.1 cm²

Y28 has approximately 40.6% 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.

Recorded RAM for Life Play Mini, Y28, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife Play MiniY28
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Life Play Mini: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

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. Y28

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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

  2. 2. Y28

    2100 mAh

    +700 mAh versus Life Play Mini

Specifications

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1. Life Play Mini2. Y28

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Y28.
SpecificationLife Play MiniY28
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
  • 137.4 Х 68.6 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Y28.
SpecificationLife Play MiniY28
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 64.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:10 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 68.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 216 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Y28.
SpecificationLife Play MiniY28
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 5 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Y28.
SpecificationLife Play MiniY28
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-400MP2
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 226
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 341
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Y28.
SpecificationLife Play MiniY28
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2014
  • December
Colors
  • Grey
  • White
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 100 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 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G) Music play - Up to 32 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Y28.
SpecificationLife Play MiniY28
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-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 21.1/5.76 Mbps
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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Y28.
SpecificationLife Play MiniY28
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Y28.
SpecificationLife Play MiniY28
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port