alcatel Go Play vs BLU Life Max

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

    Go Play: 3.8 mm narrower

    Go Play:
    73.3 mm
    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Go Play: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Go Play:
    5 in
    Life Max:
    5.5 in
  • Chipset

    Go Play:
    Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
    Life Max:
    Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Life Max: 0.5 mm thinner

    Go Play:
    9.2 mm
    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
  • Height

    Go Play: 11.2 mm shorter

    Go Play:
    143.3 mm
    Life Max:
    154.5 mm
  • Release year

    Go Play:
    2015
    Life Max:
    2016

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. Go Play

    Height:
    143.3 mm
    Width:
    73.3 mm
    Depth:
    9.2 mm +0.5 mm versus Life Max
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Life Max

    Height:
    154.5 mm +11.2 mm versus Go Play
    Width:
    77.1 mm +3.8 mm versus Go Play
    Depth:
    8.7 mm
    Weight:
    153 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. Go Play

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Life Max

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

Life Max has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than Go Play.

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 Go Play, Life Max, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageGo PlayLife Max
8 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
16 GB Not recorded 2 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. Go Play

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

2. Life Max

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

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. Go Play

    2500 mAh

  2. 2. Life Max

    3700 mAh

    +1200 mAh versus Go Play

Specifications

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1. Go Play2. Life Max

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Go Play, Life Max.
SpecificationGo PlayLife Max
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143.3 Х 73.3 Х 9.2 mm
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 153 g
Technology Unknown
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 5.5" 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.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Go Play, Life Max.
SpecificationGo PlayLife Max
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.6%
  • 70.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Go Play, Life Max.
SpecificationGo PlayLife Max
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Go Play, Life Max.
SpecificationGo PlayLife Max
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 306
  • Mali-T720
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 29456
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 565
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1606
General specs
General specs — specifications for Go Play, Life Max.
SpecificationGo PlayLife Max
Release date
  • 2015
  • September
  • 2016
  • November
Colors
  • Dark Grey
  • Dark red
  • Dark Green
  • Orange Blue
  • Pink
  • Lime Green
  • Blue
  • Orange
  • Dark Blue
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 28 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Go Play, Life Max.
SpecificationGo PlayLife Max
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 17(700)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 7(2600)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • 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
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Go Play, Life Max.
SpecificationGo PlayLife Max
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Go Play, Life Max.
SpecificationGo PlayLife Max
Dop
  • Sensors Yes IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity