BlackBerry Leap 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.

  • Weight

    Life Max: 17 g lighter

    Leap:
    170 g
    Life Max:
    153 g
  • Width

    Leap: 4.3 mm narrower

    Leap:
    72.8 mm
    Life Max:
    77.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Leap: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Leap:
    5 in
    Life Max:
    5.5 in
  • Chipset

    Leap:
    Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
    Life Max:
    Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Life Max: 0.8 mm thinner

    Leap:
    9.5 mm
    Life Max:
    8.7 mm
  • Height

    Leap: 10.5 mm shorter

    Leap:
    144 mm
    Life Max:
    154.5 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. Leap

    Height:
    144 mm
    Width:
    72.8 mm
    Depth:
    9.5 mm +0.8 mm versus Life Max
  2. 2. Life Max

    Height:
    154.5 mm +10.5 mm versus Leap
    Width:
    77.1 mm +4.3 mm versus Leap
    Depth:
    8.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Leap

    170 g

    +17 g versus Life Max

  2. 2. Life Max

    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. Leap

    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 Leap.

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 Leap, Life Max, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLeapLife Max
16 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 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. Leap

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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. Leap

    2800 mAh

  2. 2. Life Max

    3700 mAh

    +900 mAh versus Leap

Specifications

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1. Leap2. Life Max

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Leap, Life Max.
SpecificationLeapLife Max
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 144 Х 72.8 Х 9.5 mm
  • 154.5 Х 77.1 Х 8.7 mm
Weight
  • 170 g
  • 153 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD,
  • 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.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 10.3.1
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Leap, Life Max.
SpecificationLeapLife 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
  • 65.7%
  • 70.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Leap, Life Max.
SpecificationLeapLife Max
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 31mm (standard)
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Leap, Life Max.
SpecificationLeapLife Max
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
  • 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 Leap, Life Max.
SpecificationLeapLife Max
Release date
  • 2015
  • March
  • 2016
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 25 h
  • 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 Leap, Life Max.
SpecificationLeapLife Max
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - North America HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700) - North America LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - Global
  • 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
  • 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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Leap, Life Max.
SpecificationLeapLife Max
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Leap, Life Max.
SpecificationLeapLife Max
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity