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BLU Life Play vs BLU Studio Mini

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.

  • WeightLife Play: 62 g lighterLife Play: 125 g · Studio Mini: 187 g
  • WidthLife Play: 3.1 mm narrowerLife Play: 68.4 mm · Studio Mini: 71.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalLife Play: 0.8 in smaller diagonalLife Play: 4.7 in · Studio Mini: 5.5 in
  • DepthLife Play: 2.5 mm thinnerLife Play: 7.9 mm · Studio Mini: 10.4 mm
  • HeightLife Play: 13.5 mm shorterLife Play: 137 mm · Studio Mini: 150.5 mm
  • Release year2013 / 2019Life Play: 2013 · Studio Mini: 2019

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.

Front
Life Play: 137 × 68.4 mm 1 Studio Mini: 150.5 × 71.5 mm 2
Side
Life Play: 137 × 7.9 mm 1 Studio Mini: 150.5 × 10.4 mm 2
  1. 1. Life Play
    Height
    137 mm
    Width
    68.4 mm
    Depth
    7.9 mm
    Weight
    125 g
  2. 2. Studio Mini
    Height
    150.5 mm
    Width
    71.5 mm
    Depth
    10.4 mm
    Weight
    187 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLife PlayStudio Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 150.5 Х 71.5 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 187 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 720 x 1440 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 32GB 2GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLife PlayStudio Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 78.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 72.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 293 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLife PlayStudio Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLife PlayStudio Mini
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A55
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • IMG8322
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 5998
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 330
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1149
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLife PlayStudio Mini
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2019
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 80 USD
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 780 h (2G) / Up to 700 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLife PlayStudio Mini
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLife PlayStudio Mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLife PlayStudio Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity