BLU Life Pure Mini vs Nokia N81

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

    N81: 9 g lighter

    Life Pure Mini:
    149 g
    N81:
    140 g
  • Width

    N81: 14.4 mm narrower

    Life Pure Mini:
    64.4 mm
    N81:
    50 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N81: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pure Mini:
    4.5 in
    N81:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Life Pure Mini: 9 mm thinner

    Life Pure Mini:
    8.9 mm
    N81:
    17.9 mm
  • Height

    N81: 28 mm shorter

    Life Pure Mini:
    130 mm
    N81:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    Life Pure Mini:
    2014
    N81:
    2007

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 Pure Mini

    Height:
    130 mm +28 mm versus N81
    Width:
    64.4 mm +14.4 mm versus N81
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. N81

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    17.9 mm +9 mm versus Life Pure Mini

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pure Mini

    149 g

    +9 g versus N81

  2. 2. N81

    140 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 Pure Mini

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. N81

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Life Pure Mini has approximately 213% more rectangular screen area than N81.

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 Pure Mini, N81, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife Pure MiniN81
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
N81: Original memory entry

12 MB · 96 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 Pure Mini

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

2. N81

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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 Pure Mini

    3000 mAh

    +1950 mAh versus N81

  2. 2. N81

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Pure Mini2. N81

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pure Mini, N81.
SpecificationLife Pure MiniN81
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 130 Х 64.4 Х 8.9 mm
  • 102 Х 50 Х 17.9 mm
Weight
  • 149 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 12 MB
  • 96 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pure Mini, N81.
SpecificationLife Pure MiniN81
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.7%
  • 35.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 326 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pure Mini, N81.
SpecificationLife Pure MiniN81
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • CIF videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Pure Mini, N81.
SpecificationLife Pure MiniN81
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 8950
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pure Mini, N81.
SpecificationLife Pure MiniN81
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2007
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Cobalt blue
  • Graphite Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 190 EUR
  • 200 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to 890 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 35 h (2G) / Up to 24 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 410 h Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / 3 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Pure Mini, N81.
SpecificationLife Pure MiniN81
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with UPnP
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.73 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.81 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pure Mini, N81.
SpecificationLife Pure MiniN81
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • DTS sound
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pure Mini, N81.
SpecificationLife Pure MiniN81
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity - Air gestures -Motion controls
  • MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Push to talk -Voice dial/memo -Organizer