BLU Life Play vs HTC One 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.

  • Width

    One mini: 5.2 mm narrower

    Life Play:
    68.4 mm
    One mini:
    63.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    One mini: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Life Play:
    4.7 in
    One mini:
    4.3 in
  • Chipset

    Life Play:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    One mini:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Life Play: 1.4 mm thinner

    Life Play:
    7.9 mm
    One mini:
    9.3 mm
  • Height

    One mini: 5 mm shorter

    Life Play:
    137 mm
    One mini:
    132 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

    Height:
    137 mm +5 mm versus One mini
    Width:
    68.4 mm +5.2 mm versus One mini
    Depth:
    7.9 mm
  2. 2. One mini

    Height:
    132 mm
    Width:
    63.2 mm
    Depth:
    9.3 mm +1.4 mm versus Life Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Play

    125 g

    +3 g versus One mini

  2. 2. One mini

    122 g

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

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²
  2. 2. One mini

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

Life Play has approximately 19.5% more rectangular screen area than One 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, One mini, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife PlayOne mini
4 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
16 GB Not recorded 1 GB 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

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. One mini

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. 1. Life Play

    1800 mAh

  2. 2. One mini

    1800 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Play2. One mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Play, One mini.
SpecificationLife PlayOne mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 137 Х 68.4 Х 7.9 mm
  • 132 Х 63.2 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • Super LCD2
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop); Sense UI
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Play, One mini.
SpecificationLife PlayOne mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.0%
  • 61.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 342 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Play, One mini.
SpecificationLife PlayOne mini
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 4 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 4 MP
  • 1/3''
  • 2µm
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.6 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 1.6 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Play, One mini.
SpecificationLife PlayOne mini
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 200
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • Adreno 305
Antutu 7 score *
  • 5998
  • 11405
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 330
  • 555
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1149
  • 1010
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Play, One mini.
SpecificationLife PlayOne mini
Release date
  • 2013
  • March
  • 2013
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Glacial Silver
  • Stealth Black
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 240 EUR
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 500 h (2G) / Up to 692 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Play, One mini.
SpecificationLife PlayOne mini
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM and Micro-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 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T version -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800) - EMEA LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 8(900) - Asia LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700) - AT&T
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
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 a/b/g/n
  • dual band
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 0.49 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Play, One mini.
SpecificationLife PlayOne mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Play, One mini.
SpecificationLife PlayOne mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as BLU L100
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass