BLU Life Pure Mini vs Vodafone 1231

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

    1231: 19 g lighter

    Life Pure Mini:
    149 g
    1231:
    130 g
  • Width

    Life Pure Mini: 1 mm narrower

    Life Pure Mini:
    64.4 mm
    1231:
    65.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    1231: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Life Pure Mini:
    4.5 in
    1231:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    Life Pure Mini: 5.6 mm thinner

    Life Pure Mini:
    8.9 mm
    1231:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    1231: 17 mm shorter

    Life Pure Mini:
    130 mm
    1231:
    113 mm
  • Release year

    Life Pure Mini:
    2014
    1231:
    2009

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 +17 mm versus 1231
    Width:
    64.4 mm
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. 1231

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    65.4 mm +1 mm versus Life Pure Mini
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +5.6 mm versus Life Pure Mini

Weight

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

  1. 1. Life Pure Mini

    149 g

    +19 g versus 1231

  2. 2. 1231

    130 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. 1231

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

Life Pure Mini has approximately 188.4% more rectangular screen area than 1231.

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, 1231, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLife Pure Mini1231
16 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
1231: Original memory entry

48 MB

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. 1231

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 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 Pure Mini

    3000 mAh

    +1900 mAh versus 1231

  2. 2. 1231

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Life Pure Mini2. 1231

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Life Pure Mini, 1231.
SpecificationLife Pure Mini1231
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 130 Х 64.4 Х 8.9 mm
  • 113 Х 65.4 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 149 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 48 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Life Pure Mini, 1231.
SpecificationLife Pure Mini1231
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.7%
  • 26.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 326 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Life Pure Mini, 1231.
SpecificationLife Pure Mini1231
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Life Pure Mini, 1231.
SpecificationLife Pure Mini1231
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 8950
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Life Pure Mini, 1231.
SpecificationLife Pure Mini1231
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2009
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 190 EUR
Unknown
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 230 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Life Pure Mini, 1231.
SpecificationLife Pure Mini1231
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Life Pure Mini, 1231.
SpecificationLife Pure Mini1231
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • DTS sound
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Life Pure Mini, 1231.
SpecificationLife Pure Mini1231
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity - Air gestures -Motion controls
  • MP3/MP4 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input