Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia mini vs Sony Xperia SP vs Blu Life Pure Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony BLU
Announced May 2011 Available - April 2013 February 2014
Status Available - August 2011 Available - April 2013 Available - February 2014
Colors Black, White, Blue, Dark pink Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 88 x 52 x 16 mm
(3.46 x 2.05 x 0.63 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
130 x 64.4 x 8.9 mm
(5.12 x 2.54 x 0.35 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch Resistant Touch Panel

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 512 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.6 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.74% 66.67% 66.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile And Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 320MB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2370 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 450 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 35 h