BlackBerry Storm2 9520 vs BLU Life Mark

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 Mark: 10 g lighter

    Storm2 9520:
    160 g
    Life Mark:
    150 g
  • Width

    Storm2 9520: 9.8 mm narrower

    Storm2 9520:
    62.2 mm
    Life Mark:
    72 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Storm2 9520: 1.75 in smaller diagonal

    Storm2 9520:
    3.25 in
    Life Mark:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Life Mark: 4.5 mm thinner

    Storm2 9520:
    14 mm
    Life Mark:
    9.5 mm
  • Height

    Storm2 9520: 29.9 mm shorter

    Storm2 9520:
    112.5 mm
    Life Mark:
    142.4 mm
  • Release year

    Storm2 9520:
    2009
    Life Mark:
    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. Storm2 9520

    Height:
    112.5 mm
    Width:
    62.2 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +4.5 mm versus Life Mark
  2. 2. Life Mark

    Height:
    142.4 mm +29.9 mm versus Storm2 9520
    Width:
    72 mm +9.8 mm versus Storm2 9520
    Depth:
    9.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Storm2 9520

    160 g

    +10 g versus Life Mark

  2. 2. Life Mark

    150 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. Storm2 9520

    Screen diagonal:
    3.25 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    32.7 cm²
  2. 2. Life Mark

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

Life Mark has approximately 110.7% more rectangular screen area than Storm2 9520.

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 Storm2 9520, Life Mark, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageStorm2 9520Life Mark
16 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
Storm2 9520: Original memory entry

2 GB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Storm2 9520

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Life Mark

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. Storm2 9520

    1400 mAh

  2. 2. Life Mark

    2300 mAh

    +900 mAh versus Storm2 9520

Specifications

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1. Storm2 95202. Life Mark

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Storm2 9520, Life Mark.
SpecificationStorm2 9520Life Mark
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112.5 Х 62.2 Х 14 mm
  • 142.4 Х 72 Х 9.5 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.25" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 480 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 2 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Storm2 9520, Life Mark.
SpecificationStorm2 9520Life Mark
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 32.7 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.7%
  • 67.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 185 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Storm2 9520, Life Mark.
SpecificationStorm2 9520Life Mark
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3''
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Storm2 9520, Life Mark.
SpecificationStorm2 9520Life Mark
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 32155
General specs
General specs — specifications for Storm2 9520, Life Mark.
SpecificationStorm2 9520Life Mark
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2016
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 305 h (2G) / Up to 280 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 715 h (2G) / Up to 615 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Storm2 9520, Life Mark.
SpecificationStorm2 9520Life Mark
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300) - L0030EE
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Storm2 9520, Life Mark.
SpecificationStorm2 9520Life Mark
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Storm2 9520, Life Mark.
SpecificationStorm2 9520Life Mark
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass