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BLU Life Play Mini vs YU Yunicorn

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: 66 g lighter

      Life Play Mini:
      106 g
      Yunicorn:
      172 g

    • Width

      Life Play Mini: 11 mm narrower

      Life Play Mini:
      64.4 mm
      Yunicorn:
      75.4 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Life Play Mini: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

      Life Play Mini:
      4 in
      Yunicorn:
      5.5 in

    • Depth

      Yunicorn: 0.9 mm thinner

      Life Play Mini:
      9.4 mm
      Yunicorn:
      8.5 mm

    • Height

      Life Play Mini: 26.3 mm shorter

      Life Play Mini:
      127 mm
      Yunicorn:
      153.3 mm

    • Release year

      Life Play Mini:
      2014
      Yunicorn:
      2016

    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 +0.9 mm versus Yunicorn

    2. 2. Yunicorn

      Height:
      153.3 mm +26.3 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Width:
      75.4 mm +11 mm versus Life Play Mini
      Depth:
      8.5 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Life Play Mini

      106 g

    2. 2. Yunicorn

      172 g

      +66 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. Yunicorn

      Screen diagonal:
      5.5 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      16:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      83.4 cm²

    Yunicorn 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

    Yunicorn: Original memory entry

    32 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. Yunicorn

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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. Yunicorn

      4000 mAh

      +2600 mAh versus Life Play Mini

    Specifications

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    1. Life Play Mini2. Yunicorn

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play Mini, Yunicorn.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniYunicorn
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 127 Х 64.4 Х 9.4 mm
    • 153.3 Х 75.4 Х 8.5 mm
    Weight
    • 106 g
    • 172 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    • IPS LCD
    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
    • 32 GB
    • 512GB 4GB
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB
    • microSD
    • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1400 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 4000 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Po
    Operating system OS
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    • Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Life Play Mini, Yunicorn.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniYunicorn
    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%
    • 72.1%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 233 PPI
    • 401 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play Mini, Yunicorn.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniYunicorn
    Rear camera, main
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 3.15 MP
    • 13 MP
    • PDAF
    • f/2.2
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
    • HDR
    • panorama
    Video
    • 720p@30fps
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • VGA
    • 5 MP
    • f/2.0
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Life Play Mini, Yunicorn.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniYunicorn
    Processor CPU
    • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
    • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-400
    • Mali-T860MP2
    GeekBench 4 Single Core *
    • 226
    • 702
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
    • 341
    • 2630
    GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
    • 1268
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Life Play Mini, Yunicorn.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniYunicorn
    Release date
    • 2014
    • October
    • 2016
    • May
    Colors
    • Grey
    • White
    • Blue
    • Pink
    • Yellow
    • Silver
    • Graphite
    • Gold
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 EUR
    • 180 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 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 100 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play Mini, Yunicorn.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniYunicorn
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Hybrid 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 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
    • 5(850)
    • 40(2300)
    Speed
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 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
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • 4.1
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation Unknown
    • SAR - 0.52 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play Mini, Yunicorn.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniYunicorn
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • FM radio
    Others Unknown
    • Around YU 2
    • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Life Play Mini, Yunicorn.
    SpecificationLife Play MiniYunicorn
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
    • accelerometer
    • proximity - Also known as YU YU5530